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 encrypted assertions feature. This vulnerability allowed an attacker to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.13.0 and was fixed in versions 3.9.15, 3.10.12, 3.11.10 and 3.12.4. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

27 Aug 2025, 20:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.12 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.12 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.10 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.10 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.4 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.4 - Release Notes
References () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.15 - () https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.9/admin/release-notes#3.9.15 - Release Notes
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
CPE cpe:2.3:a:github:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Github
Github enterprise Server

Information

Published : 2024-05-20 22:15

Updated : 2025-08-27 20:53


NVD link : CVE-2024-4985

Mitre link : CVE-2024-4985

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-4985


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Products Affected

github

  • enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-303

Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm