GitHub Enterprise Server Privilege Escalation - November 2024
CVE-2024-8810 Published on November 7, 2024
Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access
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.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-8810
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Affected Versions
GitHub Enterprise Server:- Version 3.10.0, <= 3.10.16 is affected.
- Version 3.11.0, <= 3.11.14 is affected.
- Version 3.12.0, <= 3.12.8 is affected.
- Version 3.13.0, <= 3.13.3 is affected.
- Version 3.14, <= 3.14.0 is affected.
- Version 3.10.0, <= 3.10.16 is affected.
- Version 3.11.0, <= 3.11.14 is affected.
- Version 3.12.0, <= 3.12.8 is affected.
- Version 3.13.0, <= 3.13.3 is affected.
- Version 3.14.0 and below 3.14.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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