Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_P

CVE-2023-23765Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Enterprise Server from GitHub. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.6.0 – before 3.6.163.7.0 – before 3.7.133.8.0 – before 3.8.63.9.0 – before 3.9.1

Weakness: CWE-697 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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