CVE-2024-2863: lg electronics lg led assistant Path Traversal: '.../...//'

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-2863 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in lg electronics lg led assistant. EPSS estimates a 64.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 25-03-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to traverse paths via file upload on the affected LG LED Assistant.

• CWE-35Path Traversal: '.../...//'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.