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GHSA-786Q-9HCG-V9FF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-04 19:49 – Updated: 2025-09-05 16:09

Summary

Argo CD's Project API Token Exposes Repository Credentials

Details

Summary

Argo CD API tokens with project-level permissions are able to retrieve sensitive repository credentials (usernames, passwords) through the project details API endpoint, even when the token only has standard application management permissions and no explicit access to secrets.

Component: Project API (/api/v1/projects/{project}/detailed)

Vulnerability Details

Expected Behavior

API tokens should require explicit permission to access sensitive credential information. Standard project permissions should not grant access to repository secrets.

Actual Behavior

API tokens with basic project permissions can retrieve all repository credentials associated with a project through the detailed project API endpoint.

Note: This vulnerability does not only affect project-level permissions. Any token with project get permissions is also vulnerable, including global permissions such as: p, role/user, projects, get, *, allow

Steps to Reproduce

Create an API token with the following project-level permissions: p, proj:myProject:project-automation-role, applications, sync, myProject/*, allow p, proj:myProject:project-automation-role, applications, action/argoproj.io/Rollout/*, myProject/*, allow p, proj:myProject:project-automation-role, applications, get, myProject/*, allow
Call the project details API: ``` bashcurl -sH "Authorization: Bearer $ARGOCD_API_TOKEN" \ "https://argocd.example.com/api/v1/projects/myProject/detailed"

3. Observe that the response includes sensitive repository credentials: { "repositories": [ { "username": "", "password": "", "type": "helm", "name": "test-helm-repo", "project": "myProject" } ] } ```

Patches

v3.1.2
v3.0.14
v2.14.16
v2.13.9

Credits to @ashishgoyal111 for helping identify this issue.

Severity ?

9.9 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2025-55190 (GCVE-0-2025-55190)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-04 22:37 – Updated: 2025-09-05 16:07

Summary

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. In versions 2.13.0 through 2.13.8, 2.14.0 through 2.14.15, 3.0.0 through 3.0.12 and 3.1.0-rc1 through 3.1.1, API tokens with project-level permissions are able to retrieve sensitive repository credentials (usernames, passwords) through the project details API endpoint, even when the token only has standard application management permissions and no explicit access to secrets. This vulnerability does not only affect project-level permissions. Any token with project get permissions is also vulnerable, including global permissions such as: `p, role/user, projects, get, *, allow`. This issue is fixed in versions 2.13.9, 2.14.16, 3.0.14 and 3.1.2.

Severity ?

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/e8f861…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	argoproj	argo-cd	Affected: >= 2.13.0, < 2.13.9 Affected: >= 2.14.0, < 2.14.16 Affected: >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.14 Affected: >= 3.1.0-rc1, < 3.1.2

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CVE-2025-55190 (GCVE-0-2025-55190)

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