Path Traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server

CVE-2022-46256

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution when building a GitHub Pages site. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the instance. This vulnerability was fixed in versions 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9, 3.6.5 and 3.7.2. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-46256: held from 0.019 to 0.020.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.020 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46256?
CVE-2022-46256 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-46256?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.