GitHub Enterprise Server up to 3.3.15/3.4.10/3.5.7/3.6.3 Action Workflow File authorization

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GitHub Enterprise Server up to 3.3.15/3.4.10/3.5.7/3.6.3. Affected is an unknown function of the component Action Workflow File Handler. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-46258. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GitHub Enterprise Server up to 3.3.15/3.4.10/3.5.7/3.6.3 (Bug Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Action Workflow File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a repository-scoped token with read/write access to modify Action Workflow files without a Workflow scope. The Create or Update file contents API should enforce workflow scope. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to version 3.7 and was fixed in versions 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, and 3.6.4. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

The weakness was released 01/09/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-46258 since 11/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, 3.6.4 or 3.7.0 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

• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11
• 3.3.12
• 3.3.13
• 3.3.14
• 3.3.15
• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.4.5
• 3.4.6
• 3.4.7
• 3.4.8
• 3.4.9
• 3.4.10
• 3.5.0
• 3.5.1
• 3.5.2
• 3.5.3
• 3.5.4
• 3.5.5
• 3.5.6
• 3.5.7
• 3.6.0
• 3.6.1
• 3.6.2
• 3.6.3

License

• open-source

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