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GitHub Patches Critical Security Flaw in Enterprise Server Granting Admin Privileges

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-4985
An authentication bypass vulnerability was present in the GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when utilizing SAML single sign-on authentication with the optional…
10.03%
CVE-2024-6800
+2 related CVEs
An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers…
9.5
group max
2%

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1 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Aug 22, 2024 Enterprise Software / Vulnerability GitHub has released fixes to address a set of three security flaws impacting its Enterprise Server product, including one critical bug that could be abused to gain site administrator privileges. The most severe of the shortcomings has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6800, and carries a CVSS score of 9. 5.

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