NVD

CVE-2023-51379 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed issue comments to be updated with an improperly scoped token. This vulnerability did not allow unauthorized access to any repository content as it also required contents:write and issues:read permissions. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.17.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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Hyperlink	Resource
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7	Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7	Release Notes

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-863	Incorrect Authorization	NIST GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)

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Change History

4 change records found show changes

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/29/2023 10:30:21 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-863
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 521 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server::::::::* versions from (including) 3.7.0 up to (excluding) 3.17.19 cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server::::::::* versions from (including) 3.8.0 up to (excluding) 3.8.12 cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server::::::::* versions from (including) 3.9.0 up to (excluding) 3.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server::::::::* versions from (including) 3.10.0 up to (excluding) 3.10.4 *cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server
Changed	Reference Type	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4 No Types Assigned	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1 No Types Assigned	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19 No Types Assigned	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12 No Types Assigned	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7 No Types Assigned	https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7 Release Notes

New CVE Received from GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) 12/21/2023 4:15:13 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Description	An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed issue comments to be updated with an improperly scoped token. This vulnerability did not allow unauthorized access to any repository content as it also required contents:write and issues:read permissions. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.17.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1.
Added	CVSS V3.1	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added	CWE	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) CWE-863
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12 [No types assigned]
Added	Reference	GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7 [No types assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-51379
NVD Published Date:
12/21/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)

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