An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.10.0 (including) | 3.10.17 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.11.0 (including) | 3.11.15 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.12.0 (including) | 3.12.9 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.13.0 (including) | 3.13.4 (excluding) |
| Enterprise_server | Github | 3.14.0 (including) | 3.14.0 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.17
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.15
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.9
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.4
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.1