CVE-2023-46645

Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to arbitrary file reading when building a GitHub Pages site

6.8 Medium

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed arbitrary file reading 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 GitHub Enterprise Server instance. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server since 3.7 and was fixed in version 3.7.19, 3.8.12, 3.9.7, 3.10.4, and 3.11.1. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.79%Up 0.7 points since Dec 22, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Path traversal in GitHub Enterprise Server leading to arbitrary file reading when building a GitHub Pages site

Record: CVE-2023-46645
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-50847 6.8

Record: EUVD-2023-50847
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6rg-549q-6qp2 6.8

A path traversal vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed arbitrary...

Record: GHSA-w6rg-549q-6qp2
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.8

Record: CVE-2023-46645
CVSS 3.1: 6.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

github enterprise server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-46645 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Github Enterprise Server, published December 21, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.