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CVE-2022-24348 json

Path traversal and dereference of symlinks in Argo CD

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 , GO-2022-0304 , EUVD-2022-0851

cvss
7.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.8%
EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Argo CD before 2.1.9 and 2.2.x before 2.2.4 allows directory traversal related to Helm charts because of an error in helmTemplate in repository.go. For example, an attacker may be able to discover credentials stored in a YAML file.

Patch / fix

  • go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 2.1.9, 2.2.4
  • go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd 2.1.9
  • argoproj argo_cd 2.1.9, 2.2.4

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-24348 updated cvss 7.7

gitops: Path traversal and dereference of symlinks when passing Helm value files

  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.2 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8 v1.2.2-2, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8 v1.2.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/kam-delivery-rhel8 v1.2.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8 v1.2.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8-operator v1.2.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-operator-bundle v1.2.2-5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0580
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 v1.3.3-2, openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 v1.3.4-1, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8 v1.3.3-2, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8 v1.3.4-1, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8 v1.3.3-2, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8 v1.3.4-1, +8 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0682
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4 openshift-gitops-1/dex-rhel8 v1.4.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8 v1.4.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8 v1.4.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/kam-delivery-rhel8 v1.4.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/applicationset-rhel8 v1.4.2-3, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8-operator v1.4.2-3, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:0477

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Exploit prediction

2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • apiiro.com https://apiiro.com/blog/malicious-kubernetes-helm-charts-can-be-used-to-steal-sensitive-information-from-argo-cd-deployments/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-63qx-x74g-jcr7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2
<2.1.9
>=2.2.0, <2.2.4
2.1.9
2.2.4
go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
<2.1.9
all versions
2.1.9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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