# CVE-2024-13894: Path traversal in Smartwares cameras

> Attackers can exploit path traversal in Smartwares cameras to download sensitive files via an open port, requiring immediate attention due to lack of vendor response.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vw7g-g3g7-v6rm

## What is CVE-2024-13894?

CVE-2024-13894 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Smartwares C724IP, published on 6 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Smartwares cameras CIP-37210AT and C724IP, as well as others which share the same firmware in versions up to 3.3.0, are vulnerable to path traversal. 
When an affected device is connected to a mobile app, it opens a port 10000 enabling a user to download pictures shot at specific moments by providing paths to the files. However, the directories to which a user has access are not limited, allowing for path traversal attacks and downloading sensitive information.
The vendor has not replied to reports, so the patching status remains unknown. Newer firmware versions might be vulnerable as well.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13894?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-13894?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13894 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13894 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13894 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Smartwares C724IP, published on 6 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Smartwares C724IP. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13894/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13894/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13894
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13894
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13894

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13894/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.