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CVE-2024-6800 Detail

Description

An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.


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CNA:  GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)
CVSS-B 9.5 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red

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Hyperlink Resource
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.16 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.14 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.8 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.3 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature 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-2024-6800
NVD Published Date:
08/20/2024
NVD Last Modified:
09/30/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc. (Products Only)