CVE-2023-6847
An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a bypass of Private Mode by using a specially crafted API request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a bypass of Private Mode by using a specially crafted API request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need network access to the Enterprise Server appliance configured in Private Mode. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.9 and was fixed in version 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.81% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- github/enterprise server
- Source
- product-cna@github.com
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1Release Notes
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.