Privilege escalation in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2022-23737
An improper privilege management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed users with improper privileges to create or delete pages via the API. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to be added to an organization's repo with write permissions. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.7 and was fixed in versions 3.2.20, 3.3.15, 3.4.10, 3.5.7, and 3.6.3. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.007 (49.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise_server
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23737?
- CVE-2022-23737 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23737?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.