Vulnerability Advisory : Proxy configuration command injection vulnerability found in GitHub Enterprise Server Management Console configuration API with LOW Attack Complexity

An improper neutralization of special elements vulnerability was identified in GitHub Enterprise Server that allowed an authenticated Management Console administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacter injection in proxy configuration fields such as http_proxy. Exploitation of this vulnerability required access to the GitHub Enterprise Server instance and administrator privileges to the Management Console. This vulnerability affected all versions of GitHub Enterprise Server prior to 3.21 and was fixed in versions 3.20.1, 3.19.5, 3.18.8, 3.17.14, 3.16.17, 3.15.21, 3.14.26. This vulnerability was reported via the GitHub Bug Bounty program.