#VU85634 Cross-site request forgery in Argo CD - CVE-2024-22424

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85634

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22424

CWE-ID: CWE-352

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Argo CD
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Argo

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Argo CD: 0.1.0 - 0.12.3, 0.2.0, 0.3.0 - 0.3.3, 0.4.0 alpha1 - 0.4.7, 0.5.0 - 0.5.4, 0.6.0 - 0.6.2, 0.7.0 - 0.7.2, 0.8.0 - 0.8.2, 0.9.0 - 0.9.2, 1.0.0 rc1 - 1.0.2, 1.1.0 rc1 - 1.1.2, 1.2.0 rc1 - 1.2.5, 1.3.0 rc1 - 1.3.6, 1.4.0 rc1 - 1.4.3, 1.5.0 rc1 - 1.5.8, 1.6.0 rc1 - 1.6.2, 1.7.0 rc1 - 1.7.14, 1.8.0 rc1 - 1.8.7, 2.0.0 rc1 - 2.0.5, 2.1.0 rc1 - 2.10.0 rc1, 2.2.0 rc1 - 2.2.16, 2.3.0 rc1 - 2.3.17, 2.4.0 rc1 - 2.4.28, 2.5.0 rc1 - 2.5.22, 2.6.0 rc1 - 2.6.15, 2.7.0 rc1 - 2.7.113, 2.8.0 rc1 - 2.8.7, 2.9.0 rc1 - 2.9.3

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External links
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-92mw-q256-5vwg
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues/2496
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/pull/16860

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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.