High severity · published Dec 21, 2023
CVE-2023-46648
An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need knowledge that a user invitation was pending. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.8 and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · Github
3.8.0 before 3.8.12; 3.9.0 before 3.9.7; 3.10.0 before 3.10.4; 3.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46648
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46648
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.4
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.1
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.8/admin/release-notes#3.8.12
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.7
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