CVE-2024-8263 Privilege escalation in GitHub Enterprise Server
Attackers can escalate privileges to commit arbitrary workflows using improperly scoped Personal Access Tokens via nested tags in GitHub Enterprise Server.
- 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-2024-8263?
CVE-2024-8263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 23 Sep 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper privilege management vulnerability allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed using an improperly scoped PAT through the use of nested tags. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, and 3.14.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8263?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Github Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8263?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8263 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8263 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Github Enterprise Server
- CVE-2024-4985 Auth bypass in Enterprise Server
- CVE-2022-23739 Missing authorization in GitHub Enterprise Server
- CVE-2022-46255 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to RCE
- 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-q586-q77x-838f.