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High severity · published Dec 14, 2022
CVE-2022-23741
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a scoped user-to-server token to escalate to full admin/owner privileges
7.2
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a scoped user-to-server token to escalate to full admin/owner privileges. An attacker would require an account with admin access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability was fixed in versions 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9, and 3.6.5. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · Github
before 3.3.17; 3.4.0 before 3.4.12; 3.5.0 before 3.5.9; 3.6.0 before 3.6.5 · source: NVD
Affected product
ES
Enterprise Server
Github
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23741
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23741
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5
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