CVE-2022-24348

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-24348  

A flaw was found in GitOps. This flaw allows an attacker with permissions to create or update applications in ArgoCD to craft a malicious helm chart that contains symbolic links pointing to arbitrary paths outside the repository root folder, leading to a path traversal issue. This issue enables the attacker to gain access to confidential information stored in other repositories stored within the same ArgoCD installation.

Description

A flaw was found in GitOps. This flaw allows an attacker with permissions to create or update applications in ArgoCD to craft a malicious helm chart that contains symbolic links pointing to arbitrary paths outside the repository root folder, leading to a path traversal issue. This issue enables the attacker to gain access to confidential information stored in other repositories stored within the same ArgoCD installation.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2050826: CVE-2022-24348 gitops: Path traversal and dereference of symlinks when passing Helm value files
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2022-24348