RCE in Github
CVE-2020-10518
A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that could be exploited when building a GitHub Pages site. User-controlled configuration of the underlying parsers used by GitHub Pages were not sufficiently…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.037 (88.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Github
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 2.19, 2.20, 2.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-cna@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10518?
- CVE-2020-10518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-08-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10518?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-10518 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.