CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-46255

An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that enabled remote code execution. A check was added within Pages to ensure the working directory is clean before unpacking new content to prevent an arbitrary file overwrite bug. This vulnerability affected only version 3.7.0 of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.7.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-12-14 06:15

Updated : 2022-12-16 09:18

NVD link : CVE-2022-46255

Mitre link : CVE-2022-46255

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-22