Vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2024-6800
An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise_server
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.13.0, 3.12.0, 3.11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-6800?
- CVE-2024-6800 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-6800?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.