CVE-2024-6800 An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication…
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.
CVSS 4.0 detail
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:RedExploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
- Confidentiality of other systems
- High
- Integrity of other systems
- High
- Availability of other systems
- Low
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub Enterprise Server 3.13 | 3.13.0 → 3.13.2 | No fix stated |
| GitHub Enterprise Server 3.12 | 3.12.0 → 3.12.7 | No fix stated |
| GitHub Enterprise Server 3.11 | 3.11.0 → 3.11.13 | No fix stated |
| GitHub Enterprise Server 3.10 | 3.10.0 → 3.10.15 | No fix stated |
| enterprise_server 3.13 | 3.13.0 → 3.13.2 | 3.13.3 |
| enterprise_server 3.12 | 3.12.0 → 3.12.7 | 3.12.8 |
| enterprise_server 3.11 | 3.11.0 → 3.11.13 | 3.11.14 |
| enterprise_server 3.10 | 3.10.0 → 3.10.15 | 3.10.16 |