CVE-2024-2443 Command injection in GitHub Enterprise Server

Critical 9.1 Published 20 Mar 2024 Updated 27 Aug 2024

An editor in the Management Console can achieve admin SSH access via command injection in GeoJSON settings, requiring an upgrade to secure the appliance.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-2443?

CVE-2024-2443 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 20 Mar 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 when configuring GeoJSON settings. 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 3.13 and was fixed in versions 3.8.17, 3.9.12, 3.10.9, 3.11.7, and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2443?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Github Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-2443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4c84-c2x6-wwjv.