8.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-22736
"Argo CD Authorization Bypass in Kubernetes Continuous Delivery"
Description

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Versions starting with 2.5.0-rc1 and above, prior to 2.5.8, and version 2.6.0-rc4, are vulnerable to an authorization bypass bug which allows a malicious Argo CD user to deploy Applications outside the configured allowed namespaces. Reconciled Application namespaces are specified as a comma-delimited list of glob patterns. When sharding is enabled on the Application controller, it does not enforce that list of patterns when reconciling Applications. For example, if Application namespaces are configured to be argocd-*, the Application controller may reconcile an Application installed in a namespace called other, even though it does not start with argocd-. Reconciliation of the out-of-bounds Application is only triggered when the Application is updated, so the attacker must be able to cause an update operation on the Application resource. This bug only applies to users who have explicitly enabled the "apps-in-any-namespace" feature by setting `application.namespaces` in the argocd-cmd-params-cm ConfigMap or otherwise setting the `--application-namespaces` flags on the Application controller and API server components. The apps-in-any-namespace feature is in beta as of this Security Advisory's publish date. The bug is also limited to Argo CD instances where sharding is enabled by increasing the `replicas` count for the Application controller. Finally, the AppProjects' `sourceNamespaces` field acts as a secondary check against this exploit. To cause reconciliation of an Application in an out-of-bounds namespace, an AppProject must be available which permits Applications in the out-of-bounds namespace. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in versions 2.5.8 and 2.6.0-rc5. As a workaround, running only one replica of the Application controller will prevent exploitation of this bug. Making sure all AppProjects' sourceNamespaces are restricted within the confines of the configured Application namespaces will also prevent exploitation of this bug.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2023, 9:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-22736 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-2023-22736.

URL Resource
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw Third Party Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw
  • 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:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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) 2.5.0 from (excluding) 2.5.8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.0 from (excluding) 2.5.8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw No Types Assigned https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-6p4m-hw2h-6gmw Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.5.0 up to (excluding) 2.5.8 *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:2.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:2.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:2.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:argo-cd:2.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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