CVE-2024-2443 CRITICAL

CVE-2024-2443: Improper input validation vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed privilege escalation in the Management Console

Vendor Github
Product GitHub Enterprise Server
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published March 20, 2024
Last update August 27, 2024

CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with an editor role in the Management Console to gain admin SSH access to the appliance when configuring GeoJSON settings. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and access to the Management Console with the editor role. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13 and was fixed in versions 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 20, 2024 CVE published
August 27, 2024 Record updated