Is CVE-2022-23739 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-23739 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-23739?

CVE-2022-23739 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-23739?

CVE-2022-23739 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23739?

Upgrade enterprise server to 3.6.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-23739

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server, allowing for escalation of privileges in GraphQL API requests from GitHub Apps. This vulnerability allowed an app installed on an organization to gain access to and modify most organization-level resources that are not tied to a repository regardless of granted permissions, such as users and organization-wide projects. Resources associated with repositories were not impacted, such as repository file content, repository-specific projects, issues, or pull requests. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.7.1 and was fixed in versions 3.3.16, 3.4.11, 3.5.8, 3.6.4, 3.7.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

enterprise serverNVD

Affected:>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.4Fixed in:3.6.4CVE-2022-23739derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-08.