Privilege escalation in GitHub Enterprise Server
CVE-2024-1908
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to use the Enterprise Actions GitHub Connect download token to fetch private repository data. An attacker would require an account on the server instance with non-default settings for GitHub Connect. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.8.16, 3.9.11, 3.10.8, and 3.11.6. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server — versions 3.8.0, 3.9.0, 3.10.0
- GitHub Enterprise Server
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)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-1908?
- CVE-2024-1908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-1908?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.