GitHub Enterprise Server: RCE via SSH root (v3.8.0+) Fixed in 3.8.17
CVE-2024-2469 Published on March 20, 2024
Remote Code Execution in GitHub Enterprise Server Allowed Administrators to gain SSH access to the appliance
An attacker with an Administrator role in GitHub Enterprise Server could gain SSH root access via remote code execution. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.17, 3.9.12, 3.10.9, 3.11.7 and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-2469 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-2469
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Affected Versions
GitHub Enterprise Server:- Version 3.8.0, <= 3.8.16 is affected.
- Version 3.9.0, <= 3.9.11 is affected.
- Version 3.10.0, <= 3.10.8 is affected.
- Version 3.11.0, <= 3.11.6 is affected.
- Version 3.12, <= 3.12.0 is affected.
- Version 3.8.0, <= 3.8.16 is affected.
- Version 3.9.0, <= 3.9.11 is affected.
- Version 3.10.0, <= 3.10.8 is affected.
- Version 3.11.0, <= 3.11.6 is affected.
- Version 3.12, <= 3.12.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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