CVE-2022-46255

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/14/2022

Last Modified4/22/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

github:enterprise_server

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22CWE-22

References

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.1(product-cna@github.com)

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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