6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-31016
Argo CD Kubernetes Unauthorized Memory Consumption Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. Argo CD versions v0.7.0 and later are vulnerable to an uncontrolled memory consumption bug, allowing an authorized malicious user to crash the repo-server service, resulting in a Denial of Service. The attacker must be an authenticated Argo CD user authorized to deploy Applications from a repository which contains (or can be made to contain) a large file. The fix for this vulnerability is available in versions 2.3.5, 2.2.10, 2.1.16, and later. There are no known workarounds. Users are recommended to upgrade.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2022, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-31016 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-cd
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-2022-31016.

URL Resource
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwq Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-31016 vulnerability over time.

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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) 2.4.0 from (excluding) 2.4.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 from (excluding) 2.4.1
  • 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) 0.7.0 from (excluding) 2.1.16 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.7.0 from (excluding) 2.1.16
  • 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) 2.2.10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 from (excluding) 2.2.10
  • 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) 2.3.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 from (excluding) 2.3.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwq No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwq Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.7.0 up to (excluding) 2.1.16 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (excluding) 2.2.10 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.3.0 up to (excluding) 2.3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (excluding) 2.4.1
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-31016 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.01%

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0.33842

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