CVE-2022-46256

high

Description

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed remote code execution when building a GitHub Pages site. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need permission to create and build a GitHub Pages site on the instance. This vulnerability was fixed in versions 3.3.17, 3.4.12, 3.5.9, 3.6.5 and 3.7.2. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

References

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.2

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12

https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-14

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03887