Privilege escalation in Github Enterprise Server
CVE-2024-8810
A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Github Enterprise Server — versions 3.10.0, 3.11.0, 3.12.0
- Github Enterprise_server — versions 3.14.0
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)
- product-cna@github.com (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-8810?
- CVE-2024-8810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-8810?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.