# CVE-2022-29164: Malicious HTML+XHR Artifact Privilege Escalation in Argo Workflows

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-29164-malicious-html-xhr-artifact-privilege-escalation-in-argo  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-29164 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-23

Malicious HTML+XHR Artifact Privilege Escalation in Argo Workflows

Technologies: [github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-workflows-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-29164 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-29164 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-29164?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 23 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=3.2.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-29164?** Yes. github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-29164?** Check whether you run github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.2.11 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3@v3.2.11
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=2.6.0,fixed=3.2.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-29164
- GHSA-cmv8-6362-r5w9

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