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.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html	Exploit
https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:github:github_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2012-04-05 07:55

Updated : 2017-12-19 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2012-2055

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2055

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

Products Affected

github

github_enterprise

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