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TI-2024-18753 Aliases CVE-2024-28175GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387

Cross-site scripting on application summary component in argo-cd

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Due to the improper URL protocols filtering of links specified in the `link.argocd.argoproj.io` annotations in the application summary component, an attacker can achieve cross-site scripting with elevated permissions. 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). This vulnerability allows an attacker to perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim via the API, such as creating, modifying, and deleting Kubernetes resources. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo CD versions v2.10.3 v2.9.8, and v2.8.12. There are no completely-safe workarounds besides upgrading. The safest alternative, if upgrading is not possible, would be to create a Kubernetes admission controller to reject any resources with an annotation starting with link.argocd.argoproj.io or reject the resource if the value use an improper URL protocol. This validation will need to be applied in all clusters managed by ArgoCD.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00654 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed argo-cd (argoproj): 2.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): 2.9.8, 2.10.3, 2.8.12Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
argoprojargo-cd1.0.0 to before 2.8.12; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.8; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.32.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3Patch availableCNA
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go)1.0.0 – 1.8.7—No fix listedGHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.9.0 to before 2.9.82.9.8Patch availableGHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.10.0 to before 2.10.32.10.3Patch availableGHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
—github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)2.0.0 to before 2.8.122.8.12Patch availableGHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
  • argo-cd Vendorargoproj Affected 1.0.0 to before 2.8.12; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.8; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3 Fixed in 2.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 – 1.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.8 Fixed in 2.9.8 Patch available GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3 Fixed in 2.10.3 Patch available GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
  • github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.8.12 Fixed in 2.8.12 Patch available GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0 to before 2.8.12; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.8; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3Vulnerableargoproj
  • cpe:2.3:a:argoproj:argo_cd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 2.8.12; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.8; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.3 Vulnerable ·argoproj

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA argo-cd (argoproj) Fixed in 2.8.12, 2.9.8, 2.10.3
  • Fix · GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.9.8 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.10.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387 github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) Fixed in 2.8.12 Advisory →

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:1441 Released 2024-03-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    Errata Advisory for Red Hat OpenShift GitOps v1.12.0 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.12 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8-operator
  • RHSA-2024:1346 Released 2024-03-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.11 openshift-gitops-1/argo-rollouts-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/console-plugin-rhel8 +6
  • RHSA-2024:1345 Released 2024-03-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift GitOps security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.10 openshift-gitops-1/argocd-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8, openshift-gitops-1/gitops-rhel8-operator

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.10Fixed RHSA-2024:1345
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.11Fixed RHSA-2024:1346
Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.12Fixed RHSA-2024:1441
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.12

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwv5-8mqv-g387
  3. 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-14377 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Brute Force Protection via Application Crash and In-Memory Data Loss CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14383 Argo CD vulnerable to Bypassing of Rate Limit and Brute Force Protection Using Cache Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-31086 ArgoCD ServerSideDiff is vulnerable to Kubernetes Secret Extraction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-20919 Cluster secret might leak in cluster details page in Argo CD CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-21088 ArgoCD Vulnerable to Use of Risky or Missing Cryptographic Algorithms in Redis Cache CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-33475 Argo CD: Stored XSS in application link annotations enables developer-to-admin privilege escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
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Sources

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