CVE-2025-11892
What it is
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allows DOM-based cross-site scripting via Issues search label filter that could lead to privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers. Successful exploitation requires an attacker to have access to the target GitHub Enterprise Server instance and to entice a user, while operating in sudo mode, to click on a crafted malicious link to perform actions that require elevated privileges. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.18.1, 3.17.7, 3.16.10, 3.15.14, 3.14.19.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.6 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- GitHub Enterprise Server < 3.14.19
- GitHub Enterprise Server < 3.15.14
- GitHub Enterprise Server < 3.16.10
- GitHub Enterprise Server < 3.17.7
- GitHub Enterprise Server 3.18.0
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.14.19
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.15.14
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.16.10
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.17.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.18.1
References
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.14.19
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.15.14
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.16.10
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.17.7
- https://docs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.18.1