4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-10517
GitHub Enterprise Server Privileged Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 27, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 7, 2021, 5:07 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-10517 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Github enterprise_server
2 Github github
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-10517.

URL Resource
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.21/notes Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.15/notes Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.21.6/notes Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-10517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-10517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.21/notes No Types Assigned https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.19.21/notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.15/notes No Types Assigned https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.20.15/notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.21.6/notes No Types Assigned https://enterprise.github.com/releases/2.21.6/notes Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:github:github:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.19.21 *cpe:2.3:a:github:github:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.20.0 up to (excluding) 2.20.15 *cpe:2.3:a:github:github:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.21.0 up to (excluding) 2.21.6
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-10517 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-10517 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.25303

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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