CVE-2023-23765
Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .
- Record
CVE-2023-23765- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-27851
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .
- Record
EUVD-2023-27851- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wj8c-rxgm-9jcm
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed...
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .
- Record
GHSA-wj8c-rxgm-9jcm- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff in a re-opened Pull Request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need write access to the repository. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program https://bounty.github.com/ .
- Record
CVE-2023-23765- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-23765 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Github Enterprise Server, published August 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23765
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wj8c-rxgm-9jcm