CVE-2023-23761 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-23761 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/04/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: GitHub_P | Vendor: GitHub | Product: Enterprise Server
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-23761 Description

An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthorized actor to modify other users\' secret gists by authenticating through an SSH certificate authority. To do so, a user had to know the secret gist\'s URL. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.9 and was fixed in versions 3.4.18, 3.5.15, 3.6.11, 3.7.8, and 3.8.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.7 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-287
CWE Name: CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Source: GitHub

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

CAPEC-ID: CAPEC-114
CAPEC Description: CAPEC-114 Authentication Abuse


Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).