LG Simple Editor directory traversal | CVE-2023-40514

NAME
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LG Simple Editor directory traversal

Platforms Affected:
LG Simple Editor

Risk Level:
6.5

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Obtain Information

DESCRIPTION
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LG Simple Editor could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system, caused by a flaw in the getImageByFilename method. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing “dot dot” sequences (/../) to read arbitrary files on the system.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Network



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