CVE-2024-42363: GHSL-2023-136_Samson

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-08-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-502

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.

Affected products

Zendesk Samson: before 3385 — fixed in 3385

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zendesk Samson 3385. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/zendesk/samson/blob/107efb4a252425966aac5e77d0c3670f9b5d7229/plugins/kubernetes/app/controllers/kubernetes/role_verifications_controller.rb#L10
https://github.com/zendesk/samson/blob/107efb4a252425966aac5e77d0c3670f9b5d7229/plugins/kubernetes/app/controllers/kubernetes/role_verifications_controller.rb#L7
https://github.com/zendesk/samson/blob/107efb4a252425966aac5e77d0c3670f9b5d7229/plugins/kubernetes/app/models/kubernetes/role_config_file.rb#L80
https://github.com/zendesk/samson/blob/107efb4a252425966aac5e77d0c3670f9b5d7229/plugins/kubernetes/app/models/kubernetes/util.rb#L9
https://github.com/zendesk/samson/pull/4071
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-136_Samson/

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