CVE-2024-42363 GHSL-2023-136_Samson
An attacker can achieve remote code execution by sending a malicious role parameter that is unsafely deserialized from YAML.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-42363?
CVE-2024-42363 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Zendesk Samson, published on 20 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Prior to 3385, the user-controlled role parameter enters the application in the Kubernetes::RoleVerificationsController. The role parameter flows into the RoleConfigFile initializer and then into the Kubernetes::Util.parse_file method where it is unsafely deserialized using the YAML.load_stream method. This issue may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). This vulnerability is fixed in 3385.
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42363?
How do I fix CVE-2024-42363?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42363 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2024-42363 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42363 exists.