CVE-2022-23741

Incorrect authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server token generation leading to full admin access

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se identificó una vulnerabilidad de autorización incorrecta en GitHub Enterprise Server que permitió que un token de usuario a servidor con alcance escalara a privilegios completos de administrador/propietario. Un atacante requeriría una cuenta con acceso de administrador para instalar una aplicación GitHub maliciosa. Esta vulnerabilidad se solucionó en las versiones 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9 y 3.6.5. Esta vulnerabilidad se informó a través del programa GitHub Bug Bounty.

*Credits: Vaibhav Singh (@vaib25vicky)

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.2

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-19 CVE Reserved
2022-12-14 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-10-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Github Search vendor "Github"		Enterprise Server Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server"				< 3.3.17 Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server" and version " < 3.3.17"		-		Affected
Github Search vendor "Github"		Enterprise Server Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server"				>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.12 Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server" and version " >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.12"		-		Affected
Github Search vendor "Github"		Enterprise Server Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server"				>= 3.5.0 < 3.5.9 Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server" and version " >= 3.5.0 < 3.5.9"		-		Affected
Github Search vendor "Github"		Enterprise Server Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.5 Search vendor "Github" for product "Enterprise Server" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.5"		-		Affected