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CVE-2012-2055

Published: Apr 4, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-913

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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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Affected Products

github github DevTools & CI

githubcommercialUSDevTools & CIaka github

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

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

homakov.blogspot.com

http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/

https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation

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Timeline

Published

Apr 4, 2012

Last Updated

Apr 29, 2026

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