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CVE-2023-46647 Detail

Description

Improper privilege management in all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server allows users with authorized access to the management console with an editor role to escalate their privileges by making requests to the endpoint used for bootstrapping the instance. This vulnerability affected GitHub Enterprise Server version 3.8.0 and above and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.6, 3.10.3, and 3.11.0.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.10.3 CVE, GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) Release Notes 
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.11.0 CVE, GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) Release Notes 
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.8.12 CVE, GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) Release Notes 
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.9.6 CVE, GitHub, Inc. (Products Only) Release Notes 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management cwe source acceptance level NIST   GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-46647
NVD Published Date:
12/21/2023
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)