CVE-2021-22865

CVE-2021-22865: Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to unauthorized read access to private repository metadata

Vendor Github
Product GitHub Enterprise Server
Weakness CWE-285
Published April 2, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed access tokens generated from a GitHub App's web authentication flow to read private repository metadata via the REST API without having been granted the appropriate permissions. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to create a GitHub App on the instance and have a user authorize the application through the web authentication flow. The private repository metadata returned would be limited to repositories owned by the user the token identifies. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.0.4 and was fixed in versions 3.0.4, 2.22.10, 2.21.18. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 2, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated