CVE-2023-46647
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.006 · 50 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-3210Microsoft GitHub Enterprise: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-12-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft GitHub Enterprise ausnutzen, um seine Rechte zu erweitern, Informationen preiszugeben, Daten zu manipulieren und Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
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references (13)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-46647/cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.6cnnvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.3enisa_euvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.0enisa_euvd
- https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12enisa_euvd
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