Race Condition in GitHub Enterprise Server Allows Existing Admin to Maintain Permissions on Detached Repository
CVE-2024-2440

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Github
Status
Enterprise Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-2440?

A race condition in GitHub Enterprise Server allowed an existing admin to maintain permissions on a detached repository by making a GraphQL mutation to alter repository permissions while the repository is detached. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13 and was fixed in versions 3.9.13, 3.10.10, 3.11.8 and 3.12.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Affected Version(s)

Enterprise Server 3.9 <= 3.9.12

Enterprise Server 3.9 <= 3.9.12

Enterprise Server 3.10 <= 3.10.9

References

https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/re...
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/r...
https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/r...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

Credit

inspector-ambitious
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