# CVE-2022-31016: GO-2022-0495 - DoS through large manifest files in Argo CD in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-31016-dos-through-large-manifest-files-in-argo-cd  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-31016 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

DoS through large manifest files in Argo CD in github.com/argoproj/argo-cd

Technologies: [github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-cd), [github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-argoproj-argo-cd-v2). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-31016 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-31016 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-31016?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.7.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.7.0,fixed=2.1.16; github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.16, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.16,introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.10,introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.5,introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.4.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-31016?** Yes. github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go): upgrade to 2.1.16 or later; github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.1.16, 2.4.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-31016?** Check whether you run github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) or github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (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-cd (Go): upgrade to 2.1.16 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/argoproj/argo-cd@v2.1.16
  ```

- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go): upgrade to 2.1.16, 2.4.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2@v2.4.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0.7.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.7.0,fixed=2.1.16
- github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/v2 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.16, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=2.1.16,introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.2.10,introduced=2.3.0,fixed=2.3.5,introduced=2.4.0,fixed=2.4.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-31016
- GHSA-jhqp-vf4w-rpwq
- GO-2022-0495

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