Check Point Advisories

LG Simple Editor deleteFolder Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-40494)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2023-0898
Date Published:	16 Oct 2023
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 16 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2023-40494
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	LG Simple Editor .
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in LG Simple Editor. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the deleteFolder method.Successfully exploiting this vulnerability could result in deleting arbitrary files in the context of SYSTEM.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the LG Simple Editor deleteFolder Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-40494) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: LG Simple Editor deleteFolder Directory Traversal (CVE-2023-40494)