CVE-2022-46256 — A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that a
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 vulnerabi
Published
2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-22T15:55:55.601Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| GitHub | GitHub Enterprise Server | 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2022-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-04-22T15:55:55.601Z
09References
- docs.github.com — https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.3/admin/release-notes#3.3.17
- docs.github.com — https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.4/admin/release-notes#3.4.12
- docs.github.com — https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.5/admin/release-notes#3.5.9
- docs.github.com — https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.6/admin/release-notes#3.6.5
- docs.github.com — https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server%403.7/admin/release-notes#3.7.2
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