CVE-2023-6847 (GCVE-0-2023-6847)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-21 20:46 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:42
VLAI
Title
Improper Authentication in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to Authentication Bypass for Public Repository Data
Summary
An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a bypass of Private Mode by using a specially crafted API request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need network access to the Enterprise Server appliance configured in Private Mode. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.9 and was fixed in version 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
GitHub_P CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 84/100 over 22 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
GitHub Enterprise Server Affected: 3.9.0 , < 3.9.7 (semver)
Affected: 3.10.0 , < 3.10.4 (semver)
Affected: 3.11.0 , < 3.11.1 (semver)
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ahacker1
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