01 Record
CVE-2023-23761
Improper authentication vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to modification of secret gists
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_P
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Improper authentication vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to modification of secret gists
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-04-07 18:41Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-07 20:14Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-01-17
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_P
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d7db362fa20766449920f5109ef4d2bae2612258363396c62eda6f6d26ccaac4
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
GitHubEnterprise Server3.4.0 to 3.4.17, 3.5.0 to 3.5.14, 3.6.0 to 3.6.10, 3.7.0 to 3.7.7, 3.8.0 to < 3.8.1—
06 References
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.1
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.8
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.11
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.15
- docs.github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.18