7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-8826
Argo Permanent Authentication Token Vulnerability
Description

As of v1.5.0, the Argo web interface authentication system issued immutable tokens. Authentication tokens, once issued, were usable forever without expiration—there was no refresh or forced re-authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

April 8, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 7, 2024, 3:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8826 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linuxfoundation argo_continuous_delivery
1 Argoproj argo_cd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-8826.

URL Resource
https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/ Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases Third Party Advisory
https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8826 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo_continuous_delivery:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cncf:argo_continuous_delivery:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo_continuous_delivery:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/ No Types Assigned https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020 No Types Assigned https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-384
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cncf:argo_continuous_delivery:*:*:*:*:*:kubernetes:*:* versions up to (including) 1.5.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.25 }} 0.04%

score

0.62156

percentile

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