Description
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated user with the ability to fork a repository to disclose Actions secrets for the parent repository of the fork. This vulnerability existed due to a flaw that allowed the base reference of a pull request to be updated to point to an arbitrary SHA or another pull request outside of the fork repository. By establishing this incorrect reference in a PR, the restrictions that limit the Actions secrets sent a workflow from forks could be bypassed. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.0.0, 3.0.0.rc2, and 3.0.0.rc1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.0/admin/release-notes#3.0.1
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0081
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-285
Status
published
Products (1)
github/github
3.0.0 (3 CPE variants)
Published
Mar 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026