Multiple vulnerabilities in Argo CD

Published: 2024-03-14

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-28175 CVE-2023-50726
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-284
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) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU87524

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28175

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the application summary component. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Argo CD: 2.8.0 rc1 - 2.10.2

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/479b5544b57dc9ef767d49f7003f39602c480b71

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU87525

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50726

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation bug. A remote user with "create" but not "override" privileges can perform local sync.