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CVE-2024-5816

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a suspended GitHub App

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a suspended GitHub App to retain access to the repository via a scoped user access token. This was only exploitable in public repositories while private repositories were not impacted. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.9.17, 3.10.14, 3.11.12, 3.12.6, 3.13.1.

This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.01146
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Weakness Classification

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

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github enterprise server>= 3.9.0 and < 3.9.17
github enterprise server>= 3.10.0 and < 3.10.14
github enterprise server>= 3.11.0 and < 3.11.12
github enterprise server>= 3.12.0 and < 3.12.6
github enterprise serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · product-cna@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Jul 2024 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.15Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.9.17Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.12Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.6Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.1Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.17Release Notes
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