CVE-2022-237417.2HighCWE-863

CVE-2022-23741: Incorrect authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server token generation leading to full admin access

GitHub · GitHub Enterprise Server

Vendor fix available · Affected: GitHub Enterprise Server · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

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1.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

67th percentile

050100

Higher than 67% of scored CVEs

7.2HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

GitHub · GitHub Enterprise Serverfrom 3.3 before 3.3.17; from 3.4 before 3.4.12; from 3.5 before 3.5.9; from 3.6 before 3.6.5

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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Incorrect Authorization · Access Control
Vendor: GitHub
Published: December 2022
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), December 2022
Bounty reports: 1 disclosed on HackerOne

Disclosed bug bounty reports about CVE-2022-23741

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Github app Privilege Escalation to Administrator/Owner of the OrganizationGitHub · 2023 · high severityValid

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