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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
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
- 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-2023-6804?
- 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.