CVE-2023-46645 json
Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to arbitrary file reading when building a GitHub Pages site
published 2023-12-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50847
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed arbitrary file reading when building a GitHub Pages site. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the GitHub Enterprise Server instance. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.7.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.7.19, 3.8.4, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.11.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.19
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-46645
- NVD CVE-2023-46645
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