CVE-2022-23741 describes an incorrect authorization vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows a scoped user-to-server token to escalate to full admin/owner privileges. An attacker would need existing admin access to install a malicious GitHub App to exploit this. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.3.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.4.0, < 3.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.5.0, < 3.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.