Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_P
CVE-2024-2443Improper input validation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Management Console
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity improper input validation 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 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with an editor role in the Management Console to gain admin SSH access to the appliance when configuring GeoJSON settings. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and access to the Management Console with the editor role. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13 and was fixed in versions 3.8.17, 3.9.12, 3.10.9, 3.11.7, and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.8.0 – before 3.8.173.9.0 – before 3.9.123.10.0 – before 3.10.93.11.0 – before 3.11.73.12.0 – before 3.12.1 |
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.17
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.9
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.1