CVE-2021-22861

Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to unauthorized write access to forkable repositories

Published Mar 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed authenticated users of the instance to gain write access to unauthorized repositories via specifically crafted pull requests and REST API requests. An attacker would need to be able to fork the targeted repository, a setting that is disabled by default for organization owned private repositories. Branch protections such as required pull request reviews or status checks would prevent unauthorized commits from being merged without further review or validation. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 2.4.21 and was fixed in versions 2.20.24, 2.21.15, 2.22.7 and 3.0.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-9996 An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed authenticated users of the instance to gain write access to unauthorized repositories via specifically crafted pull requests and REST API requests. An attacker would need to be able to fork the targeted repository, a setting that is disabled by default for organization owned private repositories. Branch protections such as required pull request reviews or status checks would prevent unauthorized commits from being merged without further review or validation. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 2.4.21 and was fixed in versions 2.20.24, 2.21.15, 2.22.7 and 3.0.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_P
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 6:51 PM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 3, 2021, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:37 AM