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GHSA-cp3j-m783-3ph5
Summary
identrail's GitHub App connection-completion endpoint binds a fully client-supplied installation_id to the caller's workspace without verifying that the installation belongs to, or was installed by, the workspace that initiated the connect flow. identrail then mints a GitHub App installation access token for the supplied installation_id using the app's own JWT, so an authenticated tenant can link any other identrail customer's GitHub App installation into their own workspace and read that victim organization's private repositories.
Affected code (default-on path, no feature flag)
- Route:
internal/api/router.go:3590—POST /v1/workspaces/:workspace_id/projects/:project_id/github/connect/complete.installation_idis read from the JSON body or the attacker-controlledX-GitHub-Installation-IDheader (router.go:3582-3588). - Service:
internal/api/github_connect.go:781CompleteGitHubConnection. Thestatetoken IS rigorously bound to the caller's scope (github_connect.go:818:if stateRecord.TenantID != scope.TenantID || stateRecord.WorkspaceID != project.WorkspaceID || stateRecord.ProjectID != project.ProjectID { ... }), but the only check oninstallation_idisrequest.InstallationID <= 0(:794). The raw client value is persisted as the workspace's connection (:840). - Cross-tenant read primitive:
internal/connectors/github/repositories.go:39ListInstallationRepositories→internal/connectors/github/app.go:170mints a token viaPOST /app/installations/{installationId}/access_tokenssigned with the App JWT, succeeding for any installation where identrail's app is installed.
The feature-flagged V2 path CompleteGitHubConnector (github_connect.go:447, default off) shares the gap and is additionally weaker (matches pending connector by state value alone with no caller-scope re-check); a single fix should cover both.
Intent proof
The code binds state to {TenantID, WorkspaceID, ProjectID} and re-verifies it at completion (:818), demonstrating it understands binding is required. The asymmetry — state bound, installation_id unbound — is the missed check.
Exploitation
- Attacker is any authenticated identrail tenant; they call
StartGitHubConnectionfor their own workspace and receive astate. - Attacker calls the completion route with
{state: <their state>, installation_id: V}where V is a victim org's identrail GitHub App installation id (installation ids are not secret — they appear in post-install redirect URLs, webhook payloads, the org's GitHub App settings, and are enumerable integers). CompleteGitHubConnectionaccepts (state matches attacker scope),ListInstallationRepositories(V)mints a token for V and lists the victim org's private repos, and the connection is persisted under the attacker's workspace.- Attacker now reads the victim org's private repository inventory and can drive posture scans/repo reads via their own workspace.
Impact: cross-tenant disclosure of another customer organization's private GitHub repositories and metadata.
Remediation
Bind installation_id with the same rigor as state: capture it from GitHub's signed post-install redirect (setup_url/callback_url) and pin it to the pending state at start time, and/or after minting verify the installation's account matches the org the initiating workspace is authorized for.
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The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation activity has been observed. Apply available patches or mitigations urgently.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
- CVE-2026-59185Alias
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