9.8

CVE-2024-6800: github enterprise_server

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 20-08-2024Last modified 22-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6800 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in github enterprise_server. EPSS estimates a 1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.53% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Github2 products
  • enterprise_server≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.16 | ≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.14 | ≥ 3.12.0, < 3.12.8 | ≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.3
  • github enterprise server≥ 3.13.0, ≤ 3.13.2 | ≥ 3.12.0, ≤ 3.12.7 | ≥ 3.11.0, ≤ 3.11.13 | ≥ 3.10.0, ≤ 3.10.15

1 vendor · 2 products

References

4 links