Argo CD up to 2.1.15/2.2.9/2.3.4/2.4.0 UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Argo CD up to 2.1.15/2.2.9/2.3.4/2.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component UI. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-31035. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Argo CD up to 2.1.15/2.2.9/2.3.4/2.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. All versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug allowing a malicious user to inject a `javascript:` link in the UI. When clicked by a victim user, the script will execute with the victim's permissions (up to and including admin). The script would be capable of doing anything which is possible in the UI or via the API, such as creating, modifying, and deleting Kubernetes resources. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions: v2.4.1, v2.3.5, v2.2.10 and v2.1.16. There are no completely-safe workarounds besides upgrading.

The weakness was published 06/27/2022 as GHSA-h4w9-6x78-8vrj. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-31035. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 2.1.16, 2.2.10, 2.3.5 or 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8bc3ef690de29c68a36f473908774346a44d4038 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Vendor

• Argo

Name

• CD

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.1.0
• 2.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.6
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.1.9
• 2.1.10
• 2.1.11
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.13
• 2.1.14
• 2.1.15
• 2.2
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.3
• 2.3.0
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.4.0

License

• open-source

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