CVE-2024-42469 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting the CometVisu add-on in openHAB home automation software versions prior to 4.2.1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the openHAB instance due to unauthenticated file system endpoints and path traversal. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), successful exploitation can lead to remote code execution if a overwritten file is a script executed later. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to openHAB version 4.2.1 immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openhab:openhab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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