An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need knowledge that a user invitation was pending. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.8 and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Weakness
The product uses an algorithm or scheme that produces insufficient entropy, leaving patterns or clusters of values that are more likely to occur than others.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.8.0 (including) | 3.8.12 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.9.0 (including) | 3.9.7 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.10.0 (including) | 3.10.4 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.11.0 (including) | 3.11.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7