High severity · published Apr 19, 2024
CVE-2024-3470
Repository administrator can bypass organization's ruleset using deploy keys
7.2
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an attacker to use a deploy key pertaining to an organization to bypass an organization ruleset. An attacker would require access to a valid deploy key for a repository in the organization as well as repository administrator access. This vulnerability affected versions of GitHub Enterprise Server 3.11 to 3.12 and was fixed in versions 3.11.8 and 3.12.2. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Server · GitHub
3.11.0 before 3.11.18; 3.12.0 before 3.12.2 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3470
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3470
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.8
Release Notes
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.2
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