Improper Privilege Management Affecting github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server/application package, versions <2.8.12 >=2.9.0-rc1 <2.9.8 >2.10.0-rc1 <2.10.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMARGOPROJARGOCDV2SERVERAPPLICATION-6438493
  • published 14 Mar 2024
  • disclosed 13 Mar 2024
  • credit Michael Crenshaw

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server/application to version 2.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3 or higher.

Overview

github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2/server/application is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management for the Local Sync command. A user can perform unauthorized actions by exploiting the privileges associated with the create permission without needing the override permission.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be avoided by removing applications, create RBAC access from the relevant users.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
6.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low