CVE-2020-10519
HIGHGitHub Enterprise Server < 2.20.24 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via GitHub Pages Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that could be exploited when building a GitHub Pages site. User-controlled configuration of the underlying parsers used by GitHub Pages were not sufficiently restricted and made it possible to execute commands 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 2.22.7 and was fixed in 2.22.7, 2.21.15, and 2.20.24. The underlying issues contributing to this vulnerability were identified through the GitHub Security Bug Bounty program.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%402.20/admin/release-notes#2.20.24
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%402.21/admin/release-notes#2.21.15
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%402.22/admin/release-notes#2.22.7
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0299
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (1)
github/github
< 2.20.24
Published
Mar 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026