CVE-2024-8810

Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access

Published Nov 7, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49433 A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00107}

epss

{'score': 0.00116}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Github
Github enterprise Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Github
Github enterprise Server
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A GitHub App installed in organizations could upgrade some permissions from read to write access without approval from an organization administrator. An attacker would require an account with administrator access to install a malicious GitHub App. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.14.1, 3.13.4, 3.12.9, 3.11.15, and 3.10.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Title Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed GitHub Apps to grant themselves write access
Weaknesses CWE-269
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:P/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:L/U:Amber'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_P
Published
Updated
Nov 8, 2024, 3:47 PM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2024, 6:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:23 AM