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GHSA-vjhc-cf4p-72q4
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Summary
Fission's buildermgr controller processed Package CRDs without verifying that Package.spec.environment.namespace matched Package.metadata.namespace.
Details
An attacker with packages.fission.io/create in their own namespace could set spec.environment.namespace to any other tenant's namespace. The controller then used its high-privilege service account to fetch the Environment
cross-namespace and dispatch the build command into the victim namespace's builder pod.
The build command's stdout is written verbatim into Package.status.buildlog. By running malicious code through an npm preinstall lifecycle hook (or any equivalent build step), the attacker could read the victim namespace's
fission-builder Bearer token from inside that builder pod and surface it through the build log — then use the leaked token to read every Secret and ConfigMap in the victim namespace.
Impact
Cross-tenant compromise: a package author in one namespace could execute code inside another tenant's builder pod and exfiltrate that namespace's fission-builder service-account token, giving namespace-wide secret and configmap read in
the victim namespace.
Fix
Fixed in #3379 and released in v1.24.0. Two checks in series:
- Admission webhook (
pkg/webhook/package.go::Validate) rejectsPackage.spec.environment.namespace != Package.metadata.namespace. An empty namespace is still accepted; the controllers default it to the package's own namespace. - Controller belt-and-braces: the same check is repeated in
pkg/buildermgr/pkgwatcher.go::buildandpkg/buildermgr/common.go::buildPackagebefore the cross-namespaceEnvironments(...).Getcall, so a stale Package CR or a webhook-bypass cluster (failurePolicy=Ignore) cannot exploit the primitive either.
Behavioural change
Packages that explicitly set spec.environment.namespace to a different namespace are now rejected at admission. Empty-string remains accepted (resolves to the package's own namespace, the same as the prior implicit behaviour).
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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