CVE-2023-40492

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LG Simple Editor (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of LG Simple Editor. Authentication is not required to exploit this issue. The specific flaw exists within the deleteCheckSession method, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this issue to delete files in the context of SYSTEM.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.