Vulnerability in Octokit Octokit.rb
CVE-2022-31072
Octokit is a Ruby toolkit for the GitHub API. Versions 4.23.0 and 4.24.0 of the octokit gem were published containing world-writeable files. Specifically, the gem was packed with files having their permissions set to `-rw-rw-rw-` (i.e. 0666) instead of `rw-r--r--` (i.e. 0644). This means everyone who is not the owner (Group and Public) with access to the instance where this release had been installed could modify the world-writable files from this gem. This issue is patched in Octokit 4.25.0. Two workarounds are available. Users can use the previous version of the gem, v4.22.0. Alternatively, users can modify the file permissions manually until they are able to upgrade to the latest version.
EPSS: 0.003 (16.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Octokit Octokit.rb — versions >= 4.23.0, < 4.25.0
- Octokit_project Octokit — versions 4.23.0, 4.24.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-31072?
- CVE-2022-31072 is a low-severity vulnerability in Octokit Octokit.rb, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2022-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2022-31072?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-31072 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.