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CVE-2023-46645

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 0.79%

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CVE-2023-46645 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.79%

51.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.19
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.8.0, < 3.8.12
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.9.0, < 3.9.7
GithubEnterprise Server>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.4

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-46645?
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.
How severe is CVE-2023-46645?
CVE-2023-46645 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46645?
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Source: NVD / NIST