CVE-2021-22864

CVE-2021-22864: Unsafe configuration options in GitHub Pages leading to remote code execution on GitHub Enterprise Server

Vendor Github
Product GitHub Enterprise Server
Weakness CWE-77
Published March 23, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that could be exploited when building a GitHub Pages site. User-controlled configuration options used by GitHub Pages were not sufficiently restricted and made it possible to override environment variables leading to code execution on the GitHub Enterprise Server instance. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the GitHub Enterprise Server instance. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.0.3 and was fixed in 3.0.3, 2.22.9, and 2.21.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated