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CVE-2020-10517

Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to the enumeration of private repository names

Published: Aug 27, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-285
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 40.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An improper access control vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed authenticated users of the instance to determine the names of unauthorized private repositories given their numerical IDs. This vulnerability did not allow unauthorized access to any repository content besides the name. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.22 and was fixed in versions 2.21.6, 2.20.15, and 2.19.21. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-285NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

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

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.21/notes
enterprise.github.com
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.15/notes
enterprise.github.com
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.21.6/notes
enterprise.github.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 27, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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