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CVE-2022-31016

Argo CD is a declarative continuous deployment for Kubernetes. Argo CD versions v0.7.0 and later are vulnerable to an un

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00488
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Weakness Classification

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Affected Products & Versions

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argoproj argo cd>= 0.7.0 and < 2.1.16
argoproj argo cd>= 2.2.0 and < 2.2.10
argoproj argo cd>= 2.3.0 and < 2.3.5
argoproj argo cd>= 2.4.0 and < 2.4.1
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Affected Packages

2
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd MODERATE fixed in 2.1.16
Go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 MODERATE fixed in 2.1.16
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD25 Jun 2022 · 08:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2022:5192Important
rhsaRHSA-2022:5152Important
rhsaRHSA-2022:5187Important
rhsaRHSA-2022:5153Important
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwqPatchThird Party Advisory
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