Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-2055

Title: Github

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-2055.

CWE Category CWE-913
Published Date Apr 05, 2012
Modified Date Apr 29, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
1.07%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-2055: 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.

Impacted Vendors

G
github 1
J
jenkins 1

Reference Links

http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-2055 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.