CVE-2023-6847 HIGH

CVE-2023-6847: Improper Authentication in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to Authentication Bypass for Public Repository Data

Vendor Github
Product Enterprise Server
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published December 21, 2023
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 21, 2023 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated