# CVE-2023-6802: Sensitive Information in Log File in GitHub Enterprise Server

> Attackers with log access can extract sensitive data to gain management console access in GitHub Enterprise Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3vmh-w4rr-25j3

## What is CVE-2023-6802?

CVE-2023-6802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An insertion of sensitive information into the log file in the audit log in GitHub Enterprise Server was identified that could allow an attacker to gain access to the management console. To exploit this, an attacker would need access to the log files for the GitHub Enterprise Server appliance, a backup archive created with GitHub Enterprise Server Backup Utilities, or a service which received streamed logs. 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.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6802?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Github Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Github Enterprise Server

- [CVE-2024-4985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4985/): Auth bypass in Enterprise Server (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-23739](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23739/): Missing authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-46255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-46255/): Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to RCE (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22869/): Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server allows self-hosted runners to execute outside their control group (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-9487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9487/): Auth bypass in Enterprise Server (critical 9.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6802 is a high-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 21 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Github Enterprise Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6802

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6802/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.