Medium severity · published May 20, 2022
CVE-2022-24904
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes
4.3
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Argo CD starting with version 0.7.0 and prior to versions 2.1.15m 2.2.9, and 2.3.4 is vulnerable to a symlink following bug allowing a malicious user with repository write access to leak sensitive files from Argo CD's repo-server. A malicious Argo CD user with write access for a repository which is (or may be) used in a directory-type Application may commit a symlink which points to an out-of-bounds file. Sensitive files which could be leaked include manifest files from other Applications' source repositories (potentially decrypted files, if you are using a decryption plugin) or any JSON-formatted secrets which have been mounted as files on the repo-server. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions 2.3.4, 2.2.9, and 2.1.15. Users of versions 2.3.0 or above who do not have any Jsonnet/directory-type Applications may disable the Jsonnet/directory config management tool as a workaround.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Argo CD · Argoproj
0.7.0 before 2.1.15; 2.2.0 before 2.2.9; 2.3.0 before 2.3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24904
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24904
Release Notes
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.15
Release Notes
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.9
Release Notes
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.4
Mitigation
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6gcg-hp2x-q54h
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