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CVE-2012-2055

Published: Apr 4, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-913
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 23.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-913

Affected Products

github
commercial·US
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html
homakov.blogspot.com
http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/
lwn.net
https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
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