CVE-2024-8810 json
Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access
published 2024-11-07 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49433
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10.17, 3.11.15, 3.12.9, 3.13.4, 3.14.1
- github enterprise_server 3.14.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- GitHub Enterprise Server
- github enterprise_server
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.17
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.15
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.9
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.4
release-notes
-
docs.github.com
/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.1
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8810
- NVD CVE-2024-8810
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