# CVE-2024-1378: Command injection in Enterprise Server

> An editor in the Management Console can inject commands via SMTP settings to gain admin SSH access, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/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:** 13 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxm6-6659-cv7p

## What is CVE-2024-1378?

CVE-2024-1378 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker with an editor role in the Management Console to gain admin SSH access to the appliance via nomad templates when configuring SMTP options. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and access to the Management Console with the editor role. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.11.5, 3.10.7, 3.9.10, and 3.8.15. This vulnerability was reported via the  GitHub Bug Bounty program https://bounty.github.com .

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1378?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Github Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1378 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-2024-1378 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1378 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 13 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1378 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-2024-1378/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1378/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1378
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1378
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1378

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1378/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.