CVE-2020-10519

HIGH

GitHub Enterprise Server < 2.20.24 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via GitHub Pages Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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