Vulnerability · Published Jun 3, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2020-10516Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to privilege escalation of organization member
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in GitHub Enterprise Server from GitHub. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the GitHub Enterprise Server API that allowed an organization member to escalate permissions and gain access to unauthorized repositories within an organization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.21 and was fixed in 2.20.9, 2.19.15, and 2.18.20. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | GitHub Enterprise Server | 2.20 – before 2.20.92.19 – before 2.19.152.18 – before 2.18.20 |
Weakness: CWE-285
References
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.9/notes x_refsource_MISC
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.15/notes x_refsource_MISC
- https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notes x_refsource_MISC