Path Traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server
CVE-2023-46645
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed arbitrary file reading 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 GitHub Enterprise Server instance. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.7.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. 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 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server — versions 3.7.0, 3.8.0, 3.9.0
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46645?
- CVE-2023-46645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46645?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.