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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
- GitHub Enterprise Server — versions 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.2/admin/release-notes
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.3/admin/release-notes
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes
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.