Paper/Archive/CVE-2025-11892

CVE-2025-11892

GitHub Enterprise Server — DOM-based Cross-Site Scripting was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server Issues search allows privilege escalation and unauthorized workflow triggers

Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
Enterprise Server3.18.0 – < 3.18.13.18.1CNA
Enterprise Server3.17.0 – 3.17.6–CNA
Enterprise Server3.16.0 – 3.16.9–CNA
Enterprise Server3.15.0 – 3.15.13–CNA
Enterprise Server3.14.0 – 3.14.18–CNA

Scores by source

NVD9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub_P (CNA)8.6CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

refdocs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.18.1refdocs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.17.7refdocs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.16.10refdocs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.15.14refdocs.github.com/en/[email protected]/admin/release-notes#3.14.19