High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 21, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6847
CVE-2023-6847
Description
An improper authentication vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed a bypass of Private Mode by using a specially crafted API request. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need network access to the Enterprise Server appliance configured in Private Mode. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.9 and was fixed in version 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.9.0,<3.9.7
- cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:3.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=3.9, <3.9.7, <3.10.4, <3.11.1
- (no CPE)range: 3.9.0
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References
3- docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notesnvdRelease Notes
- docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notesnvdRelease Notes
- docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notesnvdRelease Notes
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