CVE-2023-51379
mediumpriority · track · 20OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (11)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-3210Microsoft GitHub Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-12-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft GitHub Enterprise ausnutzen, um seine Rechte zu erweitern, Informationen preiszugeben, Daten zu manipulieren und Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (16)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-51379/cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4enisa_euvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1enisa_euvd
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