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CVE-2023-23764
Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling
Medium4.8EPSS 0.59%
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- GitHub_P
Description
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff within the GitHub pull request UI. To do so, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.7.0 and above and was fixed in versions 3.7.9, 3.8.2, and 3.9.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_PCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.59% · top 52% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 3.7.0 – < 3.7.9
- affected 3.8.0 – < 3.8.2
- affected 3.9.0 – < 3.9.1
References (3)
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.9.1 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.8.2 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.7.9 (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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