CVE-2023-46648

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-46648?

Upgrade enterprise server to 3.10.4 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-46648 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-46648 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.74% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-46648?

CVE-2023-46648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-46648 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for enterprise server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An insufficient entropy vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) that allowed an attacker to brute force a user invitation to the GHES Management Console. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need knowledge that a user invitation was pending. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.8 and was fixed in version 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

CWE-331

How to fix

Remediation Available

enterprise serverNVD

Affected:>= 3.10.0, < 3.10.4Fixed in:3.10.4CVE-2023-46648derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Release Notes4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-331 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2008-1447	Medium	6.8	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-18326	High	7.5	54%	-	-
CVE-2018-15812	High	7.5	47%	-	-
CVE-2023-38357	Medium	5.3	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-3405	High	7.5	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2008-2108	Critical	9.8	4.3%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-46648?

Upgrade enterprise server to 3.10.4 or later.

Is CVE-2023-46648 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-46648 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.74% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-46648?

CVE-2023-46648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.3, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-46648 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for enterprise server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.