Protection Mechanism Failure in go-gh - CVE-2024-53859
Published: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106028
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53859
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GitHub CLI
Affected software:
go-gh
go-gh
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to GitHub host security boundary in auth.TokenForHost. A remote attacker can disclosure of authentication tokens intended for GitHub hosts to non-GitHub hosts when within a codespace.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-53859
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://docs.github.com/en/apps/using-github-apps/reviewing-and-revoking-authorization-of-github-apps#reviewing-your-authorized-github-apps
- https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/reviewing-your-security-log
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/identifying-audit-log-events-performed-by-an-access-token
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens
- https://github.com/cli/go-gh/blob/71770357e0cb12867d3e3e288854c0aa09d440b7/pkg/auth/auth.go#L73-L77
- https://github.com/cli/go-gh/security/advisories/GHSA-55v3-xh23-96gh