CVE-2022-23739
Incorrect authorization check in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to escalation of privileges in GraphQL API requests from GitHub Apps using scoped user-to-server tokens
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Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server, allowing for escalation of privileges in GraphQL API requests from GitHub Apps. This vulnerability allowed an app installed on an organization to gain access to and modify most organization-level resources that are not tied to a repository regardless of granted permissions, such as users and organization-wide projects. Resources associated with repositories were not impacted, such as repository file content, repository-specific projects, issues, or pull requests. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.7.1 and was fixed in versions 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, 3.6.4, 3.7.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
GitHub · GitHub Enterprise Server
- affected 3.3 – < 3.3.16
- affected 3.4 – < 3.4.11
- affected 3.5 – < 3.5.8
- affected 3.6 – < 3.6.4
- affected 3.7 – < 3.7.1
References (5)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.16 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.11 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.8 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.4 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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