CVE-2025-11892
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CVE-2025-11892 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.6/10 on the CVSS scale. An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and to entice a user, while operating in sudo mode, to click on a crafted malicious link to perform actions that require elevated privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18.1, 3.17.7, 3.16.10, 3.15.14, 3.14.19.. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and to entice a user, while operating in sudo mode, to click on a crafted malicious link to perform actions that require elevated privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18.1, 3.17.7, 3.16.10, 3.15.14, 3.14.19.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Github | Enterprise Server | < 3.14.19 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.15.0, < 3.15.14 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.16.0, < 3.16.10 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | >= 3.17.0, < 3.17.7 |
| Github | Enterprise Server | 3.18.0 |
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.14/admin/release-notes#3.14.19Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.15/admin/release-notes#3.15.14Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.16/admin/release-notes#3.16.10Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.17/admin/release-notes#3.17.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.18/admin/release-notes#3.18.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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