Vulnerability CVE-2024-42468

Vulnerability CVE-2024-42468

Published: 2024-08-12

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.

References:

https://github.com/openhab/openhab-webui/security/advisories/GHSA-pcwp-26pw-j98w

https://github.com/openhab/openhab-webui/commit/630e8525835c698cf58856aa43782d92b18087f2

https://github.com/openhab/openhab-webui/blob/1c03c60f84388b9d7da0231df2d4ebb1e17d3fcf/bundles/org.openhab.ui.cometvisu/src/main/java/org/openhab/ui/cometvisu/internal/servlet/CometVisuServlet.java#L75