High severity · published Apr 8, 2020
CVE-2020-8827
As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures
7.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
before 1.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8827
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8827
Vendor Advisory
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user
Vendor Advisory
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases
Exploit
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020
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