Headline
GHSA-f729-58x4-gqgf: CometVisu Backend for openHAB affected by RCE through path traversal
CometVisu’s file system endpoints don’t require authentication and additionally the endpoint to update an existing file is susceptible to path traversal. This makes it possible for an attacker to overwrite existing files on the openHAB instance. If the overwritten file is a shell script that is executed at a later time this vulnerability can allow remote code execution by an attacker.
This vulnerability was discovered with the help of CodeQL’s Uncontrolled data used in path expression query.
Impact
This issue may lead up to Remote Code Execution (RCE).
- GitHub Advisory Database
- GitHub Reviewed
- CVE-2024-42469
CometVisu Backend for openHAB affected by RCE through path traversal
Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 9, 2024 in openhab/openhab-webui • Updated Aug 9, 2024
Package
maven org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven)
Affected versions
<= 4.2.0
CometVisu’s file system endpoints don’t require authentication and additionally the endpoint to update an existing file is susceptible to path traversal. This makes it possible for an attacker to overwrite existing files on the openHAB instance. If the overwritten file is a shell script that is executed at a later time this vulnerability can allow remote code execution by an attacker.
This vulnerability was discovered with the help of CodeQL’s Uncontrolled data used in path expression query.
Impact
This issue may lead up to Remote Code Execution (RCE).
References
- GHSA-f729-58x4-gqgf
- openhab/openhab-webui@630e852
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Aug 9, 2024