Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-42468Path traversal (CometVisu)

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in openhab-webui from openhab. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

openHAB, a provider of open-source home automation software, has add-ons including the visualization add-on CometVisu. CometVisuServlet in versions prior to 4.2.1 is susceptible to an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability. Local files on the server can be requested via HTTP GET on the CometVisuServlet. This issue may lead to information disclosure. Users should upgrade to version 4.2.1 of the CometVisu add-on of openHAB to receive a patch.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu4.2.1GHSA-pcwp-26pw-j98w

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
openhab openhab-webui < 4.2.1

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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