CVE-2020-10516 Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to privilege escalation of organization member
An organization member can escalate permissions to access unauthorized repositories within the organization via the API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-10516?
CVE-2020-10516 is a critical vulnerability in GitHub Enterprise Server, published on 3 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper access control vulnerability was identified in the GitHub Enterprise Server API that allowed an organization member to escalate permissions and gain access to unauthorized repositories within an organization. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 2.21 and was fixed in 2.20.9, 2.19.15, and 2.18.20. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10516?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Github Github.
How do I fix CVE-2020-10516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-10516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in GitHub Enterprise Server
- CVE-2017-18365 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2020-10519 Unsafe configuration options in GitHub Pages leading to remote code execution on GitHub Enterprise Server
- CVE-2020-10518 Unsafe configuration options in GitHub Pages leading to remote code execution on GitHub Enterprise Server
- CVE-2021-22863 Missing authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server
- CVE-2012-2055 Missing authorization in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f436-2f67-fg74.