Improper access control in Argo CD - CVE-2023-50726

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87525

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50726

CWE-ID: CWE-284

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation bug. A remote user with "create" but not "override" privileges can perform local sync.

Argo CD
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
microshift-gitops (Red Hat package)
openshift-gitops-argocd-cli (Red Hat package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

Argo CD - addressed in versions 2.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps - addressed in versions 1.10.4, 1.11.3, 1.12.1
microshift-gitops (Red Hat package) - update to 1.12.1-4.el9
openshift-gitops-argocd-cli (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.12.1-4.el9, 1.12.1-5.el8

• https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-g623-jcgg-mhmm
• https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/3b8f673f06c2d228e01cbc830e5cb57cef008978
• https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/operator-manual/rbac

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Argo CD
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.10
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.12
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.12.1 for Argo CD CLI and MicroShift GitOps