Description
GitHub Enterprise before 20120304 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the public_key[user_id] value via a modified URL for the public-key update form, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0184
EPSS Percentile
76.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-913
Status
published
Products (1)
github/github
< 20120304
Published
Apr 05, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026