# CVE-2024-28424: Code injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by uploading a crafted file to the ZenML cloudpickle materializer load function.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gqfr-84mj-fvqr

## What is CVE-2024-28424?

CVE-2024-28424 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

zenml v0.55.4 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the load function at /materializers/cloudpickle_materializer.py. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28424?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zenml Zenml.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-28424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28424 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-28424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-2083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2083/): Directory Traversal in zenml-io/zenml (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2024-25723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25723/): ZenML Server Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-9340](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9340/): Denial of Service (DoS) via Multipart Boundary in zenml-io/zenml (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2035/): Improper Authorization in zenml-io/zenml (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-8406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8406/): Path Traversal in zenml-io/zenml (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28424 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-28424 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-28424/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28424/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28424
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28424
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-28424

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28424/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.