CVE-2024-1482 Improper Authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed unauthorized workflow execution
An attacker with Enterprise Server access can create branches and execute arbitrary workflows with elevated permissions due to improper authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1482?
CVE-2024-1482 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 14 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to create new branches in public repositories and run arbitrary GitHub Actions workflows with permissions from the GITHUB_TOKEN. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need access to the Enterprise Server. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server after 3.8 and prior to 3.12, and was fixed in versions 3.9.10, 3.10.7, 3.11.5. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1482?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Github Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1482?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1482 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1482 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2024-4985 Auth bypass in Enterprise Server
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- CVE-2021-22869 Improper access control in GitHub Enterprise Server allows self-hosted runners to execute outside their control group
- CVE-2024-9487 Auth bypass in Enterprise Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpcc-2f3j-h5c3.