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GHSA-prqf-xr2j-xf65 Potential privilege escalation on Kubernetes >= v1.19 when the Argo Sever is run with `--auth-mode=client`

LOW Published 2021-08-23 Modified 2021-08-23 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3
Severity
Low
Weaknesses
CWE-285
Reviewed
2021-08-23

Affected packages

• Go github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.9 → fixed in 3.0.9 • Go github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3: >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.6 → fixed in 3.1.6

Description

Impact This is pro-active fix. No know exploits exist. Impacted: • You're running Kubernetes >= v1.19 • You're running Argo Server • It is configured to with `--auth-mode=client` • Is not configured with `--auth-mode=server` • You are not running Argo Server in Kubernetes pod. E.g. on bare metal or other VM. • You're using client key to authenticate on the server. • The server has more permissions that the connecting client's account. The client's authentication will be ignored and the server's authentication will be used. This will result in privilege escalation to that of the the server's account. Patches https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/pull/6506 Workarounds None.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness

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