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CVE-2024-8810: github enterprise_server Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 07-11-2024Last modified 08-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8810 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in github enterprise_server. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.44%
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. 07-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

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

Github1 product
  • 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 | ≥ 3.14, ≤ 3.14.0 | ≥ 3.10.0, < 3.10.17 | ≥ 3.11.0, < 3.11.15 | ≥ 3.12.0, < 3.12.9 | ≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.4 | 3.14.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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