CVE-2021-22867

MEDIUM

GitHub Enterprise Server < 2.22.17 - Authenticated Path Traversal via GitHub Pages Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 3.1.3 and was fixed in 3.1.3, 3.0.11, and 2.22.17. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0117
EPSS Percentile 63.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22 CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
github/enterprise_server < 2.22.17
Published Jul 14, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026