Vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2021-22866
A UI misrepresentation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed more permissions to be granted during a GitHub App's user-authorization web flow than was displayed to the user during approval. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to create a GitHub App on the instance and have a user authorize the application through the web authentication flow. All permissions being granted would properly be shown during the first authorization, but in certain circumstances, if the user revisits the authorization flow after the GitHub App has configured additional user-level permissions, those additional permissions may not be shown, leading to more permissions being granted than the user potentially intended. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server 3.0.x prior to 3.0.7 and 2.22.x prior to 2.22.13. It was fixed in versions 3.0.7 and 2.22.13. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise_server
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.0, 2.22
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22866?
- CVE-2021-22866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.