FKIE_CVE-2023-46647

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-12-21 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:31
Severity
8.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Improper privilege management in all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server allows users with authorized access to the management console with an editor role to escalate their privileges by making requests to the endpoint used for bootstrapping the instance. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.6, 3.10.3, and 3.11.0.
References
product-cna@github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3Release Notes
product-cna@github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0Release Notes
product-cna@github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12Release Notes
product-cna@github.comhttps://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.6Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.6Release Notes
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
github enterprise_server *
github enterprise_server *
github enterprise_server *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:31:17.220",
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