Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-22870
CVE-2021-22870
Description
A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Pages builds on GitHub Enterprise Server that could allow an attacker to read system files. 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 3.3 and was fixed in versions 3.0.19, 3.1.11, and 3.2.3. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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3cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.0.19
- (no CPE)range: <3.3, 3.0.19, 3.1.11, 3.2.3
- (no CPE)range: 3.0
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