GitHub Enterprise Server up to 3.0.0 REST API improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GitHub Enterprise Server up to 2.4.20/2.20.23/2.21.14/2.22.6/3.0.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component REST API. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-22861. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in GitHub Enterprise Server up to 2.4.20/2.20.23/2.21.14/2.22.6/3.0.0 (Bug Tracking Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component REST API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/04/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-22861. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.4.21, 2.20.24, 2.21.15, 2.22.7 or 3.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.github.com.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• GitHub

Name

• Enterprise Server

Version

• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5
• 2.4.6
• 2.4.7
• 2.4.8
• 2.4.9
• 2.4.10
• 2.4.11
• 2.4.12
• 2.4.13
• 2.4.14
• 2.4.15
• 2.4.16
• 2.4.17
• 2.4.18
• 2.4.19
• 2.4.20
• 2.20.0
• 2.20.1
• 2.20.2
• 2.20.3
• 2.20.4
• 2.20.5
• 2.20.6
• 2.20.7
• 2.20.8
• 2.20.9
• 2.20.10
• 2.20.11
• 2.20.12
• 2.20.13
• 2.20.14
• 2.20.15
• 2.20.16
• 2.20.17
• 2.20.18
• 2.20.19
• 2.20.20
• 2.20.21
• 2.20.22
• 2.20.23
• 2.21.0
• 2.21.1
• 2.21.2
• 2.21.3
• 2.21.4
• 2.21.5
• 2.21.6
• 2.21.7
• 2.21.8
• 2.21.9
• 2.21.10
• 2.21.11
• 2.21.12
• 2.21.13
• 2.21.14
• 2.22.0
• 2.22.1
• 2.22.2
• 2.22.3
• 2.22.4
• 2.22.5
• 2.22.6
• 3.0

License

• open-source

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