CVE-2023-23760CWE-22

Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to remote code execution

Medium · published March 8, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution when building a GitHub Pages site. 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 versions 3.8 and was fixed in versions 3.7.7, 3.6.10, 3.5.14, and 3.4.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01030 · 63.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2023-03-08T18:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 MAR 18:43Z
    Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to remote code execution
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