Description
An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that enabled remote code execution. A check was added within Pages to ensure the working directory is clean before unpacking new content to prevent an arbitrary file overwrite bug. This vulnerability affected only version 3.7.0 of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.7.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
Published: 2022-12-14
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 4.7% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-49074 An improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that enabled remote code execution. A check was added within Pages to ensure the working directory is clean before unpacking new content to prevent an arbitrary file overwrite bug. This vulnerability affected only version 3.7.0 of GitHub Enterprise Server and was fixed in version 3.7.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.
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Github Enterprise Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_P

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-22T15:58:08.645Z

Reserved: 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-46255

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Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-14T18:15:23.193

Modified: 2025-04-22T16:15:40.440

Link: CVE-2022-46255

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