CVE-2023-23761

HIGH

GitHub Enterprise Server < 3.9 - Unauthenticated Secret Gist Modification via SSH Certificate Authority

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an unauthorized actor to modify other users' secret gists by authenticating through an SSH certificate authority. To do so, a user had to know the secret gist's URL. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.9 and was fixed in versions 3.4.18, 3.5.15, 3.6.11, 3.7.8, and 3.8.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.7
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 36.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
github/enterprise_server 3.8.0
github/enterprise_server < 3.4.18
Published Apr 07, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026