CVE-2021-22868

CVE-2021-22868: Unsafe configuration options in GitHub Pages leading to path traversal on GitHub Enterprise Server

Vendor Github
Product GitHub Enterprise Server
Weakness CWE-77
Published September 24, 2021
Last update August 3, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

A path traversal 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 read files 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 3.1.8 and was fixed in 3.1.8, 3.0.16, and 2.22.22. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program. This is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-22867.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 24, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated