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CVE-2022-23732: Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server management console leading to a bypass of CSRF protections

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server management console that allowed the bypass of CSRF protections. This could potentially lead to privilege escalation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to target a user that was actively logged into the management console. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.5 and was fixed in versions 3.1.19, 3.2.11, 3.3.6, 3.4.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Affected products

• GitHub Enterprise Server: before 3.1.19; from 3.2.0 before 3.2.11; from 3.3.0 before 3.3.6; from 3.4.0 before 3.4.1 — fixed in 3.1.19, 3.2.11, 3.3.6, 3.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.1.19, 3.2.11, 3.3.6, 3.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.1/admin/release-notes#3.1.19
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.2/admin/release-notes#3.2.11
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.6
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.1
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.1/admin/release-notes#3.1.19
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.2/admin/release-notes#3.2.11
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.6
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.1

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