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CVE-2022-46255

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to RCE

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Se identificó una limitación inadecuada de un nombre de ruta a una vulnerabilidad de directorio restringido en GitHub Enterprise Server que permitía la ejecución remota de código. Se agregó una verificación dentro de Pages para garantizar que el directorio de trabajo esté limpio antes de descomprimir contenido nuevo para evitar un error de sobrescritura arbitraria de archivos. Esta vulnerabilidad afectó solo a la versión 3.7.0 de GitHub Enterprise Server y se solucionó en la versión 3.7.1. Esta vulnerabilidad se informó a través del programa GitHub Bug Bounty.

*Credits: yvvdwf
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-11-28 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-12-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
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CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Github
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 Enterprise Server
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 3.7.0
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Affected