TI-2012-01828 Aliases CVE-2012-2055 GHSA-8qp2-79w8-8586

GitHub Enterprise before 20120304 does not properly restrict the use of a hash to provide…

LOW 36CWE-913Published 2012-04-04 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01817 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:github:github:::::enterprise:::*	before 20120304	Vulnerable	GitHub

cpe:2.3:a:github:github:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 20120304 Vulnerable ·GitHub

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2055
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qp2-79w8-8586

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html

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Sources

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