CVE-2024-5817
Improper authorization allows read access to issue content in GitHub Enterprise Server
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Jul 16, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 10, 2024
Description
An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed read access to issue content via GitHub Projects. This was only exploitable in internal repositories and required the attacker to have access to the corresponding project board. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.1, 3.12.6, 3.11.12, 3.10.14, and 3.9.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber | GitHub_P |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GitHub Enterprise ServerGitHub |
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References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.15
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.6
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.1
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.17
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