6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-1908
GitHub Enterprise Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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. 

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2024, 2:51 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 21, 2024, 12:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-1908 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-1908 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
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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. 
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes/#3.8.16 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes/#3.9.11 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.10.8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) https://https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.11.16 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) CWE-269
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2024-1908 weaknesses.

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