GitHub Community Edition/Enterprise Edition up to 13.0.1 OAuth privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in GitHub Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 13.0.1. This affects an unknown part of the component OAuth Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-13272. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitHub Community Edition and Enterprise Edition up to 13.0.1 (Bug Tracking Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component OAuth Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OAuth flow missing verification checks CE/EE 12.3 and later through 13.0.1 allows unverified user to use OAuth authorization code flow

The weakness was published 06/19/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-13272 since 05/21/2020. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Similar entries are available at VDB-157064, VDB-157062, VDB-157061 and VDB-157059. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

05/21/2020 🔍
06/19/2020 +29 days 🔍
06/21/2020 +2 days 🔍
10/26/2020 +127 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-13272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-13272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-157060
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/21/2020 10:12
Updated: 10/26/2020 09:00
Changes: 06/21/2020 10:12 (38), 06/21/2020 10:17 (12), 10/26/2020 08:55 (1), 10/26/2020 09:00 (1)
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