Medium severity · published Aug 3, 2021
CVE-2021-37914
In Argo Workflows through 3.1.3, if EXPRESSION_TEMPLATES is enabled and untrusted users are allowed to specify input parameters when running workflows, an attacker may be able to…
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Argo Workflows through 3.1.3, if EXPRESSION_TEMPLATES is enabled and untrusted users are allowed to specify input parameters when running workflows, an attacker may be able to disrupt a workflow because expression template output is evaluated.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AW
Argo Workflows · Argoproj
through 3.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37914
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37914
Exploit
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/issues/6441
Exploit
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/pull/6442
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