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CVE-2012-2055

GitHub Enterprise before 20120304 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide values for a model's attributes, which allows remote attackers to set the public_key[user_id] value via a modified URL for the public-key update form, related to a "mass assignment" vulnerability.

Published

2012-04-05T14:55:06.107

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-913

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	github	github	< 20120304	Yes

References

http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)