Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability Affects GitHub Enterprise Server

CVE-2023-51379
4.9MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
GitHub
Status
Enterprise Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 December 2023

Summary

An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed issue comments to be updated with an improperly scoped token. This vulnerability did not allow unauthorized access to any repository content as it also required contents:write and issues:read permissions. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.17.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. 

Affected Version(s)

Enterprise Server <= 3.7.18

Enterprise Server <= 3.7.18

Enterprise Server <= 3.8.11

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database

Credit

Douglas Day
.