#VU87524 Cross-site scripting in Argo CD - CVE-2024-28175

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87524

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: Argo

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 - 2.8.11, 2.9.0 rc1 - 2.9.7, 2.10.0 rc1 - 2.10.2

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

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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.