# CVE-2024-8752: WebIQ 2.15.9 Runtime on Windows - Directory Traversal Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can read arbitrary files on the system via a directory traversal vulnerability in the WebIQ Runtime.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7c78-g5wc-hcch

## What is CVE-2024-8752?

CVE-2024-8752 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Smart HMI WebIQ, published on 16 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Windows version of WebIQ 2.15.9 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read any file on the system.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8752?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Smart-Hmi Webiq.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-8752 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8752 exists.

Public exploit code:

- poc of cve-2024-8752(WebIQ 2.15.9) (github_poc): https://github.com/D3anSPGDMS/CVE-2024-8752
- WebIQ 2.15.9 - Directory Traversal (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8752.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8752 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8752 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Smart HMI WebIQ, published on 16 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8752 exists.

Affected product: Smart HMI WebIQ. 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-2024-8752/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8752/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8752
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8752
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8752

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8752/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.