CVE-2023-23766
Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.5 Medium
- Published
- Sep 22, 2023
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 17, 2023
Description
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To do so, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in versions 3.6.17, 3.7.15, 3.8.8, 3.9.3, and 3.10.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | GitHub_P |
Weaknesses
- CWE-697 Incorrect Comparison
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Enterprise ServerGitHub |
|
References
- https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.17
- https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.15
- https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.8
- https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.3
- https://docs.github.com/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.1
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