CVE-2023-51379 json
Incorrect Authorization for Issue Comments in GitHub Enterprise Server
published 2023-12-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-56100
- cvss
- 4.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.7.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, 3.11.1
Exploit prediction
0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-51379
- NVD CVE-2023-51379
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