Privilege escalation in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2023-6804
Improper privilege management allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed and run using an improperly scoped PAT. To exploit this, a workflow must have already existed in the target repo. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.8 and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (10.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.8.0, 3.9.0, 3.10.0
- Github Enterprise_server — versions 3.11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6804?
- CVE-2023-6804 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6804?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.