CVE-2012-2055
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| github | github | {"endExcluding":"20120304"} | 20120304 |
References
- http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html
- http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812
- https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
- http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html
- http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812
- https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
CWEs
CWE-913
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.