Vulnerability · Published Apr 19, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2024-2440Race Condition was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed maintaining admin permissions
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in 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 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A race condition in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed an existing admin to maintain permissions on a detached repository by making a GraphQL mutation to alter repository permissions while the repository is detached. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13 and was fixed in versions 3.9.13, 3.10.10, 3.11.8 and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Enterprise Server | 3.9 – through 3.9.123.10 – through 3.10.93.11 – through 3.11.73.12 – through 3.12.0 |
Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.13
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.10
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.8
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.2