What is CVE-2012-2055?

CVE-2012-2055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2012-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2012-2055?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Github

CVE-2012-2055

GitHub Enterprise before 20120304 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the public_key[user_id] value via a modified URL for the public-key update form, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Github
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-913 — Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2055?: CVE-2012-2055 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2012-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2012-2055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.