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CVE-2022-46258: Incorrect Authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server leads to Action Workflow modifications without Workflow Scope

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

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.

Affected products

• GitHub Enterprise Server: before 3.3.16; from 3.4.0 before 3.4.11; from 3.5.0 before 3.5.8; from 3.6.0 before 3.6.4 — fixed in 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, 3.6.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: GitHub Enterprise Server 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, 3.6.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.16
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.11
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.8
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.4
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.16
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.11
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.8
• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.4

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