CVE-2023-23762
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.006 · 51 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff. To do so, an attacker would need write access to the repository and be able to correctly guess the target branch before it’s created by the code maintainer. 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.
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0905Microsoft GitHub Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft GitHub Enterprise ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (16)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-23762/cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.18cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.15cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.11cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.8cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.1cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.18enisa_euvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.15enisa_euvd
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