Insecure path traversal in Git Trigger Source can lead to arbitrary file read

Description

Impact

A path traversal issue was found in the (g *GitArtifactReader).Read() API. Read() calls into (g *GitArtifactReader).readFromRepository() that opens and reads the file that contains the trigger resource definition:

func (g *GitArtifactReader) readFromRepository(r *git.Repository, dir string)

No checks are made on this file at read time, which could lead an attacker to read files anywhere on the system. This could be achieved by either using symbolic links, or putting ../ in the path.

Patches

A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo Events version:

v1.7.1

Credits

Disclosed by Ada Logics in a security audit sponsored by CNCF and facilitated by OSTIF.

For more information

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Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2022-06-17 01:03:47 UTC
Updated
2023-08-28 22:32:10 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2022-06-17 01:03:47 UTC
NVD published
2022-06-17

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.81% 73.56%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.5 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Credits

  • DavidKorczynski (analyst)
  • AdamKorcz (analyst)

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
go github.com/argoproj/argo-events < 1.7.1 1.7.1

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence