Multiple vulnerabilities in argo-cd

Published: 2023-01-18 | Updated: 2023-02-07

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-21698 CVE-2022-3996
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-667
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Argo CD Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Argo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU61599

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21698

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within method label cardinality. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Argo CD: 2.3.0 - 2.3.12

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:argo:argo-cd:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:*

External links

https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.13

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper locking

EUVDB-ID: #VU70142

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3996

CWE-ID: CWE-667 - Improper Locking