Privilege escalation in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2024-8263
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (36.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise_server — versions 3.14.0
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.14, 3.13.0, 3.12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8263?
- CVE-2024-8263 is a low-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2024-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8263?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-8263 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.