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CVE-2022-23741
Incorrect authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server token generation leading to full admin access
High7.2EPSS 1.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_P
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
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
References (4)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5 (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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