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GHSA-r9cr-hvjj-496v
No affected components available
Impact
All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with v1.3.0 are vulnerable to a path traversal bug, compounded by an improper access control bug, allowing a malicious user with read-only repository access to leak sensitive files from Argo CD's repo-server.
A malicious Argo CD user who has been granted get access for a repository containing a Helm chart can craft an API request to the /api/v1/repositories/{repo_url}/appdetails endpoint to leak the contents of out-of-bounds files from the repo-server.
The malicious payload would reference an out-of-bounds file, and the contents of that file would be returned as part of the response. Contents from a non-YAML file may be returned as part of an error message. The attacker would have to know or guess the location of the target file.
Sensitive files which could be leaked include files from other Applications' source repositories (potentially decrypted files, if you are using a decryption plugin) or any secrets which have been mounted as files on the repo-server.
Patches
A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions:
- v2.3.0
- v2.2.6
- v2.1.11
The patches do two things:
- prevent path traversal
- limit
/api/v1/repositories/{repo_url}/appdetailsaccess to users who either A) have been granted Applicationcreateprivileges or B) have been granted Applicationgetprivileges and are requesting details for arepo_urlthat has already been used for the given Application
Workarounds
The only certain way to avoid the vulnerability is to upgrade.
To mitigate the problem, you can
- avoid storing secrets in git
- avoid mounting secrets as files on the repo-server
- avoid decrypting secrets into files on the repo-server
- carefully limit who has
getaccess for repositories
References
For more information
Open an issue in the Argo CD issue tracker or discussions Join us on Slack in channel #argo-cd
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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