Medium severity · published Apr 9, 2020
CVE-2018-21034
In Argo versions prior to v1.5.0-rc1, it was possible for authenticated Argo users to submit API calls to retrieve secrets and other manifests which were stored within git
6.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Argo versions prior to v1.5.0-rc1, it was possible for authenticated Argo users to submit API calls to retrieve secrets and other manifests which were stored within git.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
through 1.4.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21034
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-21034
Exploit
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/blob/a1afe44066fcd0a0ab90a02a23177164bbad42cf/util/diff/diff.go#L399
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues/470
Patch
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pull/3088
Exploit
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020
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