CVE-2023-46648
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CVE-2023-46648 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need knowledge that a user invitation was pending. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need knowledge that a user invitation was pending. 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. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.12 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.7 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.4 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | 3.11.0 |
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