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SCA: security update for github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420441

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - As of v1.5.0, the Argo API does not implement anti-automation measures such as rate limiting, account
 lockouts, or other anti-bruteforce measures. Attackers can submit an unlimited number of authentication
 attempts without consequence. (CVE-2020-8827)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xcqr-9h24-vrgw

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 420441

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-8827

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-8827

cwe: CWE-307