Resource exhaustion in Argoproj Argo-Cd

CVE-2022-31016

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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31016?
CVE-2022-31016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Argoproj Argo-Cd, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-31016?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.