Misinterpretation of Branch Names as Version Tags in Go (CVE-2022-12345)

Misinterpretation of Branch Names as Version Tags in Go (CVE-2022-12345)

CVE-2022-23773 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

cmd/go in Go before 1.16.14 and 1.17.x before 1.17.7 can misinterpret branch names that falsely appear to be version tags. This can lead to incorrect access control if an actor is supposed to be able to create branches but not tags.

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