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CVE-2020-10516

Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to privilege escalation of organization member

Published: Jun 3, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the GitHub Enterprise Server API that allowed an organization member to escalate permissions and gain access to unauthorized repositories within an organization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.21 and was fixed in 2.20.9, 2.19.15, and 2.18.20. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-285CWE-552

Affected Products

GitHub Enterprise ServerGitHubDevTools & CI
githubgithubDevTools & CI
githubcommercialUSDevTools & CIaka github

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.9/notes
enterprise.github.com
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.15/notes
enterprise.github.com
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.18.20/notes
enterprise.github.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 3, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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