CVE-2022-23731 Privilege escalation in LG webOS TV
A heap vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine allows privilege escalation on LG webOS TV models.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23731?
CVE-2022-23731 is a high-severity vulnerability in LG webOS TV, published on 11 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
V8 javascript engine (heap vulnerability) can cause privilege escalation ,which can impact on some webOS TV models.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23731?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Lg Webos.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23731?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23731 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23731 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23731 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in LG webOS TV
- CVE-2022-23730 Auth bypass in LG webOS TV
- CVE-2023-6318 Command injection in the processAnalyticsReport method from the com.webos.service.cloudupload service
- CVE-2023-6319 Command injection in the getAudioMetadata method from the com.webos.service.attachedstoragemanager service
- CVE-2023-6320 Command injection in the com.webos.service.connectionmanager/tv/setVlanStaticAddress endpoint
- CVE-2022-23727 Privilege escalation in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r5xr-54pp-gfxj.