CRITICAL

CVE-2017-18365

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

40.7%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

Description

The Management Console in GitHub Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.7 has a deserialization issue that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs because the enterprise session secret is always the same, and can be found in the product's source code. By sending a crafted cookie signed with this secret, one can call Marshal.load with arbitrary data, which is a problem because the Marshal data format allows Ruby objects.

Technical details

Published
3/28/2019

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18365?

The Management Console in GitHub Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.7 has a deserialization issue that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This occurs because the enterprise session secret is always the same, and can be found in the product's source code. By sending a crafted cookie signed with this secret, one can call Marshal.load with arbitrary data, which is a problem because the Marshal data format allows Ruby objects.

Is CVE-2017-18365 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-18365 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 40.7%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18365?

CVE-2017-18365 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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