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
Published Apr 4, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.82%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01817) | 77.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01838) | 76.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01066) | 76.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 70.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 68.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 66.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00460) | 71.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://homakov.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-to.html | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| http://lwn.net/Articles/488702/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74812 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/blog/1068-public-key-security-vulnerability-and-mitigation | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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