CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-8827
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-04-08
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-307
Description
As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication attempts without consequence.
Affected configurations
• argoproj argo cd (< 1.5.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts weakness
References
- https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user Vendor Advisory
- https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/ Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases Third Party Advisory
- https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user Vendor Advisory
- https://argoproj.github.io/argo-cd/security_considerations/ Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo/releases Third Party Advisory
- https://www.soluble.ai/blog/argo-cves-2020 Exploit, Third Party Advisory