CVE-2022-24768

Summary

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with 1.0.0 are vulnerable to an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user to potentially escalate their privileges to admin-level. Versions starting with 0.8.0 and 0.5.0 contain limited versions of this issue. To perform exploits, an authorized Argo CD user must have push access to an Application's source git or Helm repository or sync and override access to an Application. Once a user has that access, different exploitation levels are possible depending on their other RBAC privileges. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions 2.3.2, 2.2.8, and 2.1.14. Some mitigation measures are available but do not serve as a substitute for upgrading. To avoid privilege escalation, limit who has push access to Application source repositories or sync + override access to Applications; and limit which repositories are available in projects where users have update access to Applications. To avoid unauthorized resource inspection/tampering, limit who has delete, get, or action access to Applications.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
argoprojargo-cd>= 0.5.0, < 2.1.14affected
argoprojargo-cd>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.8affected
argoprojargo-cd>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References