# CVE-2024-42469: CometVisu Backend for openHAB affected by RCE through path traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-42469-cometvisu-backend-for-openhab-affected-by-rce-through-path  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-42469 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-09

CometVisu Backend for openHAB affected by RCE through path traversal

Technologies: [org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-openhab-ui-bundles-org-openhab-ui-cometvisu). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-42469 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-42469 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-42469?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-42469?** Yes. org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-42469?** Check whether you run org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu to 4.2.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.openhab.ui.bundles:org.openhab.ui.cometvisu (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-42469
- GHSA-f729-58x4-gqgf

## Related threats

- [CometVisu Backend for openHAB has a path traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-42468-cometvisu-backend-for-openhab-has-a-path-traversal-vulnerability)
- [CometVisu Backend for openHAB has a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-42470-cometvisu-backend-for-openhab-has-a-sensitive-information)
- [openHAB CometVisu SSRF and XSS in ProxyResource](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-42467-openhab-cometvisu-ssrf-and-xss-in-proxyresource)