Medium severity · published Sep 22, 2023
CVE-2023-23766
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request
6.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To do so, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in versions 3.6.17, 3.7.15, 3.8.8, 3.9.3, and 3.10.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · Github
before 3.6.17; 3.7.0 before 3.7.15; 3.8.0 before 3.8.8; 3.9.0 before 3.9.3; 3.10.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23766
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23766
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.1
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.17
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.15
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.8
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.3
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