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GHSA-h8jc-jmrf-9h8f

Argo CD Insecure default administrative password

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2020-8828

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
Go github.com/argoproj/argo-cd <= 1.8.0 no fix listed

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

In Argo CD versions 1.8.0 and prior, the default admin password is set to the argocd-server pod name. For insiders with access to the cluster or logs, this issue could be abused for privilege escalation, as Argo has privileged roles. A malicious insider is the most realistic threat, but pod names are not meant to be kept secret and could wind up just about anywhere. #### Workaround: The recommended mitigation as described in the user documentation is to use SSO integration. The default admin password should only be used for initial configuration and then [disabled](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/operator-manual/user-management/#disable-admin-user) or at least changed to a more secure password.

References

External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.