CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-29165

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Argo CD starting with version 1.4.0 and prior to versions 2.1.15, 2.2.9, and 2.3.4 which would allow unauthenticated users to impersonate as any Argo CD user or role, including the `admin` user, by sending a specifically crafted JSON Web Token (JWT) along with the request. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, anonymous access to the Argo CD instance must have been enabled. In a default Argo CD installation, anonymous access is disabled. The vulnerability can be exploited to impersonate as any user or role, including the built-in `admin` account regardless of whether it is enabled or disabled. Also, the attacker does not need an account on the Argo CD instance in order to exploit this. If anonymous access to the instance is enabled, an attacker can escalate their privileges, effectively allowing them to gain the same privileges on the cluster as the Argo CD instance, which is cluster admin in a default installation. This will allow the attacker to create, manipulate and delete any resource on the cluster. They may also exfiltrate data by deploying malicious workloads with elevated privileges, thus bypassing any redaction of sensitive data otherwise enforced by the Argo CD API. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions 2.3.4, 2.2.9, and 2.1.15. As a workaround, one may disable anonymous access, but upgrading to a patched version is preferable.

9.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

10 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.9 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-r642-gv9p-2wjj Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.4 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.15 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-05-20 03:15

Updated : 2022-06-02 03:26

NVD link : CVE-2022-29165

Mitre link : CVE-2022-29165

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing