title: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed Privilege Escalation
description: An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to use the Enterprise Actions GitHub Connect download token to fetch private repository data. An attacker would require an account on the server instance with non-default settings for GitHub Connect. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.8.16, 3.9.11, 3.10.8, and 3.11.6. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: affected
product: Enterprise Server
vendor: GitHub
versions:
changes: [at: 3.8.16, status: unaffected], lessThan: 3.8.16, status: affected, version: 3.8.0, versionType: semver
changes: [at: 3.9.11, status: unaffected], lessThan: 3.9.11, status: affected, version: 3.9.0, versionType: semver
changes: [at: 3.10.8, status: unaffected], lessThan: 3.10.8, status: affected, version: 3.10.0, versionType: semver
changes: [at: 3.11.6, status: unaffected], lessThan: 3.11.6, status: affected, version: 3.11.0, versionType: semver
status: unaffected, version: 3.12.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 6.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL