CVE-2022-31054 Uses of deprecated API can be used to cause DoS in user-facing endpoints in Argo Events
Attackers can crash Argo Events servers by sending large requests to endpoints using deprecated memory-intensive APIs, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-31054?
CVE-2022-31054 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in argoproj argo-events, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Argo Events is an event-driven workflow automation framework for Kubernetes. Prior to version 1.7.1, several `HandleRoute` endpoints make use of the deprecated `ioutil.ReadAll()`. `ioutil.ReadAll()` reads all the data into memory. As such, an attacker who sends a large request to the Argo Events server will be able to crash it and cause denial of service. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in Argo Events version 1.7.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31054?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/argoproj/argo-events. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/argoproj/argo-events Go | All versions | 1.7.1 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-events Go | All versions | 1.7.1 |
github.com/argoproj/argo-events Go | All versions | 1.7.1 |
Products include Argo Events Project Argo Events.
How do I fix CVE-2022-31054?
Upgrade github.com/argoproj/argo-events to 1.7.1 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-31054 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31054 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in argoproj argo-events
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q86-62xr-3r57, GO-2022-0490.