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EnterpriseFixed 2024

CVE-2024-4985: SAML auth bypass

Rated CVSS 10.0. With SAML SSO and encrypted assertions enabled, an attacker could forge a SAML response to provision or access a site administrator account, with no prior authentication required. All GHES versions before 3.13.0 were affected; fixed in 3.9.15, 3.10.12, 3.11.10, and 3.12.4. Site admin means every repository, secret, and CI/CD pipeline on the instance. A single forged assertion reaches Tier 0 with zero credentials.

Permissions abused

Forged SAML assertion (pre-authentication)

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Fixed. First seen May 2024. Mapping by ghtier, not yet reviewed. Threat landscape