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CVE-2021-22868

Unsafe configuration options in GitHub Pages leading to path traversal on GitHub Enterprise Server

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.22.22, 3.0.16, 3.1.8
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that could be exploited when building a GitHub Pages site. User-controlled configuration options used by GitHub Pages were not sufficiently restricted and made it possible to read files on the GitHub Enterprise Server instance. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the GitHub Enterprise Server instance. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.1.8 and was fixed in 3.1.8, 3.0.16, and 2.22.22. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program. This is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2021-22867.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • GitHub GitHub Enterprise Server

    From 2.22 · fixed in 2.22.22; From 3.0 · fixed in 3.0.16; From 3.1 · fixed in 3.1.8

References 3

docs.github.com