CVE-2024-9539 Information disclosure in GitHub Enterprise Server

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

Attackers can disclose user metadata via malicious SVG uploads, enabling phishing attacks against GitHub Enterprise Server users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-9539?

CVE-2024-9539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Github Enterprise Server, published on 11 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server via attacker uploaded asset URL allowing the attacker to retrieve metadata information of a user who clicks on the URL and further exploit it to create a convincing phishing page. This required the attacker to upload malicious SVG files and phish a victim user to click on that uploaded asset URL. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.2, 3.13.5, 3.12.10, 3.11.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9539?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Github Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-9539 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-9539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Github Enterprise Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3768-v944-h92f.

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