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CVE-2024-6800

Published: Aug 20, 2024Updated: Sep 30, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-347
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. 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-347

Affected Products

enterprise servergithubDevTools & CI
GitHub Enterprise ServerGitHubDevTools & CI
GitHub Enterprise ServerGitHub Inc
SaaS
DevTools & CI / source-control
githubcommercialUSDevTools & CIaka github
github inccommercialUSDevTools & CIaka github

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.16
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.14
docs.github.com
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.8
docs.github.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 20, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 30, 2024

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