3.3

CVE-2022-31072: octokit_project octokit Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 3.3v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-31072GHSA-g28x-pgr3-qqx6
Published 15-06-2022Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-31072 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in octokit_project octokit. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Octokit is a Ruby toolkit for the GitHub API. Versions 4.23.0 and 4.24.0 of the octokit gem were published containing world-writeable files. Specifically, the gem was packed with files having their permissions set to `-rw-rw-rw-` (i.e. 0666) instead of `rw-r--r--` (i.e. 0644). This means everyone who is not the owner (Group and Public) with access to the instance where this release had been installed could modify the world-writable files from this gem. This issue is patched in Octokit 4.25.0. Two workarounds are available. Users can use the previous version of the gem, v4.22.0. Alternatively, users can modify the file permissions manually until they are able to upgrade to the latest version.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Octokit1 product
Octokit_project1 product
RubyGems1 product
  • octokit≥ 4.23.0, < 4.25.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • ruby-octokitAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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