SB2021031712 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Argo CD
Published: March 17, 2021 Updated: May 2, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26924)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26923)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in "/api/version" endpoint. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
3) Insufficient Session Expiration (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26921)
CWE-ID: CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue in util/session/sessionmanager.go. A remote attacker can obtain or guess session token and gain unauthorized access to session that belongs to another user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/compare/v1.8.3...v1.8.4
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-pg99-h5gc-446r
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-pfgj-mh5m-2p48
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/f5b0db240b4e3abf18e97f6fd99096b4f9e94dc5
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-9h6w-j7w4-jr52