CVE-2022-23741 (GCVE-0-2022-23741)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-14 00:00
Modified
2025-04-22 16:09
Severity ?
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a scoped user-to-server token to escalate to full admin/owner privileges. An attacker would require an account with admin access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability was fixed in versions 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9, and 3.6.5. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GitHub GitHub Enterprise Server Version: 3.3   < 3.3.17
Version: 3.4   < 3.4.12
Version: 3.5   < 3.5.9
Version: 3.6   < 3.6.5
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