CVE-2023-6804 json
Improper Privilege Management allows for arbitrary workflows to be run
published 2023-12-21 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-59015
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper privilege management allowed arbitrary workflows to be committed and run using an improperly scoped PAT. To exploit this, a workflow must have already existed in the target repo. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.8 and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, 3.11.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
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-2023-6804
- NVD CVE-2023-6804
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