---
id: CVE-2024-6800
title: >-
  An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise
  Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers
  utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML
summary: >-
  An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise
  Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers
  utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability
  allowed …
severity: critical
cvss: 9.5
cvssVector: >-
  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/R:U/V:C/RE:H/U:Red
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-347
vendor: GitHub
product: GitHub Enterprise Server
affected:
  - enterprise_server >= 3.13.0 <= 3.13.2
  - enterprise_server >= 3.12.0 <= 3.12.7
  - enterprise_server >= 3.11.0 <= 3.11.13
  - enterprise_server >= 3.10.0 <= 3.10.15
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2024-08-22T03:55:16.862921Z'
published: '2024-08-20'
updated: '2026-11-04'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-04T00:10:48.542Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6800'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.13/admin/release-notes#3.13.3
  - url: >-
      https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.12/admin/release-notes#3.12.8
  - url: >-
      https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.11/admin/release-notes#3.11.14
  - url: >-
      https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.10/admin/release-notes#3.10.16
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01527
epssPercentile: 0.74773
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.646Z'
---

## Overview

An XML signature wrapping vulnerability was present in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) when using SAML authentication with specific identity providers utilizing publicly exposed signed federation metadata XML. This vulnerability allowed an attacker with direct network access to GitHub Enterprise Server to forge a SAML response to provision and/or gain access to a user with site administrator privileges. Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow unauthorized access to the instance without requiring prior authentication. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.14 and was fixed in versions 3.13.3, 3.12.8, 3.11.14, and 3.10.16. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.

## Affected

- `enterprise_server >= 3.13.0 <= 3.13.2`
- `enterprise_server >= 3.12.0 <= 3.12.7`
- `enterprise_server >= 3.11.0 <= 3.11.13`
- `enterprise_server >= 3.10.0 <= 3.10.15`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.