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CVE-2022-23741

Published: Dec 14, 2022

Modified: Apr 22, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
GitHub	GitHub Enterprise Server	affected `3.3 - < 3.3.17` affected `3.4 - < 3.4.12` affected `3.5 - < 3.5.9` affected `3.6 - < 3.6.5`

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References

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5

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