Vulnerability · Published Dec 21, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2023-46647Improper Privilege Management in GitHub Enterprise Server management console leads to privilege escalation
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement 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 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Improper privilege management in all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server allows users with authorized access to the management console with an editor role to escalate their privileges by making requests to the endpoint used for bootstrapping the instance. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.6, 3.10.3, and 3.11.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Enterprise Server | 3.8.0 – through 3.8.113.9.0 – through 3.9.53.10.0 – through 3.10.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.6
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0