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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
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
- 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)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes (Release Notes)
- docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes (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.