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CVE-2023-40516 (GCVE-0-2023-40516)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:11 – Updated: 2024-09-18 18:29

Summary

LG Simple Editor Incorrect Permission Assignment Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The product sets incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20327.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Assigner

zdi

References

URL

Tags

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-…

x_research-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	LG	Simple Editor	Affected: LG Simple Editor 3.21.0

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GSD-2023-40516

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

** RESERVED ** This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that will use it when announcing a new security problem. When the candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be provided.

Aliases

CVE-2023-40516

Aliases

CVE-2023-40516

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GHSA-X5PC-M2MR-3554

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-03 03:30 – Updated: 2024-05-03 03:30

Details

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The product sets incorrect permissions on folders. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-20327.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CNVD-2024-34032

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2024-07-30

Title

LG Simple Editor本地权限提升漏洞

Description

LG Simple Editor是韩国乐金（LG）公司的一个简易编辑器，通过简化流程和在标牌上即时播放来创建新内容。 LG Simple Editor存在本地权限提升漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞提升权限。

Severity

中

Formal description

厂商尚未提供漏洞修复方案，请关注厂商主页更新： https://www.lg.com/global/business/lg-simple-editor

Reference

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40516

Impacted products

Name
LG Simple Editor

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FKIE_CVE-2023-40516

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-05-03 03:15 - Updated: 2025-04-10 14:32

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
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	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1218/	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	lg	simple_editor	3.21.0

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  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

CVE-2023-40516 (GCVE-0-2023-40516)

GSD-2023-40516

GHSA-X5PC-M2MR-3554

CNVD-2024-34032

FKIE_CVE-2023-40516

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature