# CVE-2023-23762: Incorrect comparison vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to commit smuggling

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.1
- Published: 2023-04-07 · Updated: 2025-02-10

## Affected

- GitHub Enterprise Server: from 3.4.0, through 3.4.17; from 3.5.0, through 3.5.14; from 3.6.0, through 3.6.10; from 3.7.0, through 3.7.7; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.1

## Description

An incorrect comparison vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed commit smuggling by displaying an incorrect diff. To do so, an attacker would need write access to the repository and be able to correctly guess the target branch before it’s created by the code maintainer. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.9 and was fixed in versions 3.4.18, 3.5.15, 3.6.11, 3.7.8, and 3.8.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GitHub Enterprise Server, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.1
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.8
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.11
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.15
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.18

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