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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html (Issue Tracking)
- lwn.net/Articles/488702/ (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.