Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2024-6800
Critical 9.5
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 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.13.0 – through 3.13.23.12.0 – through 3.12.73.11.0 – through 3.11.133.10.0 – through 3.10.15 |
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.3
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.8
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.14
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.16