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CVE-2021-22862 Details

Description

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated user with the ability to fork a repository to disclose Actions secrets for the parent repository of the fork. This vulnerability existed due to a flaw that allowed the base reference of a pull request to be updated to point to an arbitrary SHA or another pull request outside of the fork repository. By establishing this incorrect reference in a PR, the restrictions that limit the Actions secrets sent a workflow from forks could be bypassed. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.0.0, 3.0.0.rc2, and 3.0.0.rc1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]
CWE-285Improper Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
github github
3.0.0 -
3.0.0 rc1
3.0.0 rc2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:github:github:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:github:github:3.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:github:github:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-22862
NVD Published Date:
Mar 3, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-22862 Details - Not Deferred