CVE-2022-23732 Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server management console leading to a bypass of CSRF protections
Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server management console allows bypassing CSRF protections, potentially leading to privilege escalation for logged-in users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23732?
CVE-2022-23732 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 5 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server management console that allowed the bypass of CSRF protections. This could potentially lead to privilege escalation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to target a user that was actively logged into the management console. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.5 and was fixed in versions 3.1.19, 3.2.11, 3.3.6, 3.4.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Github Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23732?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23732 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-23732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2021-22869 Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server allows self-hosted runners to execute outside their control group
- CVE-2024-9487 Auth bypass in Enterprise Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4q9-qxgx-r39m.