CVE-2022-31035
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.010 · 62 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. All versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug allowing a malicious user to inject a `javascript:` link in the UI. When clicked by a victim user, the script will execute with the victim's permissions (up to and including admin). The script would be capable of doing anything which is possible in the UI or via the API, such as creating, modifying, and deleting Kubernetes resources. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions: v2.4.1, v2.3.5, v2.2.10 and v2.1.16. There are no completely-safe workarounds besides upgrading.
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A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedopenshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8@sha256:4974bab59e181b13139d0e3d9539f6b0fa7b984aeb2561409b1dad0da28d983b_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.5redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5152 - Fixedopenshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8@sha256:7ee44440267be3c3d435b8097fb612bf5dd6fe0cc17ecfe0ca0bbf9bd136ca25_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5153 - Fixedopenshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8@sha256:c50ef13adc2fca3db28b79214990933d32e177f811379f739a805d2b62f0ee97_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5187 - Fixedopenshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8@sha256:e34286b0a47918cf61a627697c59fc7be35ffe4b9be484e6cf6e377ab20f0187_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5192
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–critical · 3.5–9
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affected products (48)
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advisories (6)
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- RHSA-2022:5152Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update2022-06-22csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2022:5153Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update2022-06-27csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.4. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2022:5187Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update2022-06-24csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3 on OpenShift 4.6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2022:5192Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update2022-06-24csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update is now available for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- GHSA-h4w9-6x78-8vrjArgo CD's external URLs for Deployments can include JavaScript2022-06-21ghsa · osvUS
### Impact All unpatched versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug allowing a malicious user to inject a `javascript:` link in the UI. When clicked by a victim user, the script will execute with the victim's permissions (up to and including admin). The script would be capable of doing anything which is possible in the UI or via the API, such as creating, modifying, and deleting Kubernetes resources. ### Patches A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions: * v2.4.1 * v2.3.5 * v2.2.10 * v2.1.16 ### Workarounds There are no completely-safe workarounds besides upgrading. **Mitigations:** 1. Avoid clicking external links presented in the UI. Here is an example of an Application node with an external link:  The link's title is user-configurable. So even if you hover the link, and the tooltip looks safe, the link might be malicious. The only way to be certain that the link is safe is to inspect the page's source. 2. Carefully limit who has permissions to edit resource manifests (this is configured in [RBAC](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operator-manual/rbac/)). ### References * [Documentation for the external links feature](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide/external-url/) ### Credits Disclosed by ADA Logics in a security audit of the Argo project sponsored by CNCF and facilitated by OSTIF. Thanks to Adam Korczynski and David Korczynski for their work on the audit. ### For more information * Open an issue in [the Argo CD issue tracker](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/issues) or [discussions](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/discussions) * Join us on [Slack](https://argoproj.github.io/community/join-slack) in channel #argo-cd
- GO-2022-0498Argo CD's external URLs for Deployments can include JavaScript in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd2024-08-21vendor · osvUS
Argo CD's external URLs for Deployments can include JavaScript in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd
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references (16)
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- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5152Patchcnnvd
- https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide/external-url/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-31035/cnnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/8bc3ef690de29c68a36f473908774346a44d4038cnnvd
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-h4w9-6x78-8vrjcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167568/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-5152-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167594/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-5187-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167601/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2022-5153-01.htmlcnnvd
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