vulnerability / NVI-00011699 / Revision 1
Argo CD repo-server command injection via crafted SSH repository SOCKS5 proxy URL
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
8.8 high
GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.
As of · GitHub Advisory Database
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2
source listed>= 2.11.0, <= 2.14.21
### Impact Argo CD runs a shell command in the repo-server when it clones or fetches an SSH Git repository that has a proxy URL. The proxy host and port are copied into an SSH `ProxyCommand`. A host that contains shell metacharacters breaks out of that command and runs in the repo-server. All versions from v2.11.0 onward are affected, including every currently supported release. v2.10.20 and earlier are not. The behavior was introduced in 9b27aeb1a4 (2024-01-09, #15864), the change that added SOCKS5 proxy support for SSH Git URLs, and was first released in v2.11.0. The repository must use SSH. `http`, `https`, and `socks5` proxy URLs all take this path when they are set on an SSH repository. An HTTPS Git repository uses the proxy as an HTTP proxy and does not build this command. Anyone who can create or update a repository or a repository credential template can set the proxy. That includes a project-scoped repository permission, `argocd repo add --proxy`, and a repository Secret. A credential template applies its proxy to every matching SSH r
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3
source listed>= 3.0.0, < 3.3.15
### Impact Argo CD runs a shell command in the repo-server when it clones or fetches an SSH Git repository that has a proxy URL. The proxy host and port are copied into an SSH `ProxyCommand`. A host that contains shell metacharacters breaks out of that command and runs in the repo-server. All versions from v2.11.0 onward are affected, including every currently supported release. v2.10.20 and earlier are not. The behavior was introduced in 9b27aeb1a4 (2024-01-09, #15864), the change that added SOCKS5 proxy support for SSH Git URLs, and was first released in v2.11.0. The repository must use SSH. `http`, `https`, and `socks5` proxy URLs all take this path when they are set on an SSH repository. An HTTPS Git repository uses the proxy as an HTTP proxy and does not build this command. Anyone who can create or update a repository or a repository credential template can set the proxy. That includes a project-scoped repository permission, `argocd repo add --proxy`, and a repository Secret. A credential template applies its proxy to every matching SSH r
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3
source listed>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.10
### Impact Argo CD runs a shell command in the repo-server when it clones or fetches an SSH Git repository that has a proxy URL. The proxy host and port are copied into an SSH `ProxyCommand`. A host that contains shell metacharacters breaks out of that command and runs in the repo-server. All versions from v2.11.0 onward are affected, including every currently supported release. v2.10.20 and earlier are not. The behavior was introduced in 9b27aeb1a4 (2024-01-09, #15864), the change that added SOCKS5 proxy support for SSH Git URLs, and was first released in v2.11.0. The repository must use SSH. `http`, `https`, and `socks5` proxy URLs all take this path when they are set on an SSH repository. An HTTPS Git repository uses the proxy as an HTTP proxy and does not build this command. Anyone who can create or update a repository or a repository credential template can set the proxy. That includes a project-scoped repository permission, `argocd repo add --proxy`, and a repository Secret. A credential template applies its proxy to every matching SSH r
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3
source listed>= 3.5.0, < 3.5.4
### Impact Argo CD runs a shell command in the repo-server when it clones or fetches an SSH Git repository that has a proxy URL. The proxy host and port are copied into an SSH `ProxyCommand`. A host that contains shell metacharacters breaks out of that command and runs in the repo-server. All versions from v2.11.0 onward are affected, including every currently supported release. v2.10.20 and earlier are not. The behavior was introduced in 9b27aeb1a4 (2024-01-09, #15864), the change that added SOCKS5 proxy support for SSH Git URLs, and was first released in v2.11.0. The repository must use SSH. `http`, `https`, and `socks5` proxy URLs all take this path when they are set on an SSH repository. An HTTPS Git repository uses the proxy as an HTTP proxy and does not build this command. Anyone who can create or update a repository or a repository credential template can set the proxy. That includes a project-scoped repository permission, `argocd repo add --proxy`, and a repository Secret. A credential template applies its proxy to every matching SSH r
github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v3
source listed= 3.6.0-rc1
### Impact Argo CD runs a shell command in the repo-server when it clones or fetches an SSH Git repository that has a proxy URL. The proxy host and port are copied into an SSH `ProxyCommand`. A host that contains shell metacharacters breaks out of that command and runs in the repo-server. All versions from v2.11.0 onward are affected, including every currently supported release. v2.10.20 and earlier are not. The behavior was introduced in 9b27aeb1a4 (2024-01-09, #15864), the change that added SOCKS5 proxy support for SSH Git URLs, and was first released in v2.11.0. The repository must use SSH. `http`, `https`, and `socks5` proxy URLs all take this path when they are set on an SSH repository. An HTTPS Git repository uses the proxy as an HTTP proxy and does not build this command. Anyone who can create or update a repository or a repository credential template can set the proxy. That includes a project-scoped repository permission, `argocd repo add --proxy`, and a repository Secret. A credential template applies its proxy to every matching SSH r
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
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04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
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- GHSA-j6cw-g6p4-7hch ↗
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