CVE-2024-6800 Auth bypass in GitHub Enterprise Server
Attacker with network access can forge SAML responses to gain site administrator privileges on GitHub Enterprise Server instances using specific identity providers.
- 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-2024-6800?
CVE-2024-6800 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6800?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Github Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6800?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-6800 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6800 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wm9-5344-qrrj.