CVE-2022-29165
"Argo CD Arbitrary User Impersonation Vulnerability"
Description
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Argo CD starting with version 1.4.0 and prior to versions 2.1.15, 2.2.9, and 2.3.4 which would allow unauthenticated users to impersonate as any Argo CD user or role, including the `admin` user, by sending a specifically crafted JSON Web Token (JWT) along with the request. In order for this vulnerability to be exploited, anonymous access to the Argo CD instance must have been enabled. In a default Argo CD installation, anonymous access is disabled. The vulnerability can be exploited to impersonate as any user or role, including the built-in `admin` account regardless of whether it is enabled or disabled. Also, the attacker does not need an account on the Argo CD instance in order to exploit this. If anonymous access to the instance is enabled, an attacker can escalate their privileges, effectively allowing them to gain the same privileges on the cluster as the Argo CD instance, which is cluster admin in a default installation. This will allow the attacker to create, manipulate and delete any resource on the cluster. They may also exfiltrate data by deploying malicious workloads with elevated privileges, thus bypassing any redaction of sensitive data otherwise enforced by the Argo CD API. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions 2.3.4, 2.2.9, and 2.1.15. As a workaround, one may disable anonymous access, but upgrading to a patched version is preferable.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2022, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2024, 3:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2022-29165.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.15 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.9 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.4 | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-r642-gv9p-2wjj | Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
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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-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 from (excluding) 2.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 from (excluding) 2.3.4 -
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-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 from (excluding) 2.2.9 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 from (excluding) 2.2.9 -
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-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 from (excluding) 2.1.15 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 from (excluding) 2.1.15 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.15 No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.1.15 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.9 No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.2.9 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/tag/v2.3.4 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-r642-gv9p-2wjj No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-r642-gv9p-2wjj Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-290 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 up to (excluding) 2.1.15 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (excluding) 2.2.9 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 up to (excluding) 2.3.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.60 }} 0.05%
score
0.78692
percentile