GitHub Org Exposure Scanner
from kittysploit import *
import json
import re
from urllib.parse import quote
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "GitHub Org Exposure Scanner",
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"description": (
"Discover public GitHub repositories tied to a target domain/org, scan README "
"and workflow files for secret patterns, and surface CI/CD misconfigurations."
),
"tags": ["osint", "passive", "github", "secrets", "supply-chain"],
}
target = OptString("", "Target domain or GitHub org name (e.g. example.com or acme-corp)", required=True)
github_token = OptString("", "Optional GitHub personal access token (raises rate limits)", required=False)
max_repos = OptString("25", "Maximum repositories to analyze", required=False)
timeout = OptString("12", "HTTP timeout in seconds", required=False)
output_file = OptString("", "Optional JSON output file", required=False)
SECRET_PATTERNS = [
("aws_access_key", re.compile(r"\b(AKIA[0-9A-Z]{16})\b")),
("github_token", re.compile(r"\b(gh[pousr]_[A-Za-z0-9_]{20,})\b")),
("private_key", re.compile(r"-----BEGIN (RSA |EC |OPENSSH )?PRIVATE KEY-----")),
("generic_api_key", re.compile(r"(?i)(api[_-]?key|secret|token|password)\s*[:=]\s*['\"]([^'\"]{8,})['\"]")),
("slack_webhook", re.compile(r"https://hooks\.slack\.com/services/[A-Za-z0-9/_-]+")),
("database_url", re.compile(r"(?i)(mysql|postgres|mongodb)(\+srv)?://[^\s'\"]+")),
]
WORKFLOW_RISK_HINTS = [
("pull_request_target", re.compile(r"pull_request_target")),
("unpinned_action", re.compile(r"uses:\s*[^@\s]+@[a-f0-9]{7,40}\b")),
("curl_pipe_bash", re.compile(r"curl\s+[^\s|]+\s*\|\s*(ba)?sh")),
("hardcoded_secret", re.compile(r"(?i)(password|secret|token)\s*:\s*['\"][^'\"]{6,}['\"]")),
]
def _to_int(self, value, default_value):
try:
return max(1, int(str(value).strip()))
except Exception:
return default_value
def _api_headers(self):
headers = {
"User-Agent": "KittyOSINT/1.0",
"Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
}
token = str(self.github_token or "").strip()
if token:
headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {token}"
return headers
def _http_get_host(self, host, path, timeout_seconds, headers=None):
old_target = self.target
old_port = getattr(self, "port", 443)
old_ssl = getattr(self, "ssl", True)
try:
self.target = host
self.port = 443
self.ssl = True
return self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path,
allow_redirects=True,
timeout=timeout_seconds,
headers=headers or {},
)
except Exception:
return None
finally:
self.target = old_target
self.port = old_port
self.ssl = old_ssl
def _normalize_target(self, value):
raw = str(value).strip().lower()
raw = re.sub(r"^https?://", "", raw)
raw = raw.split("/", 1)[0].strip(".")
if not raw:
return None, []
org_candidates = set()
if "." in raw:
apex = raw.split(".", 1)[0]
org_candidates.add(apex)
org_candidates.add(apex.replace("-", ""))
org_candidates.add(raw.replace(".", "-"))
else:
org_candidates.add(raw)
return raw, sorted(org_candidates)
def _search_repos(self, query, per_page, timeout_seconds):
path = f"/search/repositories?q={quote(query)}&per_page={per_page}&sort=updated"
resp = self._http_get_host("api.github.com", path, timeout_seconds, self._api_headers())
if not resp or resp.status_code != 200:
return []
try:
return resp.json().get("items", [])
except Exception:
return []
def _org_repos(self, org, per_page, timeout_seconds):
path = f"/orgs/{quote(org)}/repos?per_page={per_page}&sort=updated"
resp = self._http_get_host("api.github.com", path, timeout_seconds, self._api_headers())
if not resp:
return []
if resp.status_code == 404:
return []
if resp.status_code != 200:
return []
try:
data = resp.json()
return data if isinstance(data, list) else []
except Exception:
return []
def _fetch_text(self, url, timeout_seconds):
parsed_host = url.split("/", 3)
if len(parsed_host) < 4:
return ""
host = parsed_host[2]
path = "/" + parsed_host[3]
resp = self._http_get_host(host, path, timeout_seconds, {"User-Agent": "KittyOSINT/1.0"})
if not resp or resp.status_code != 200:
return ""
return (resp.text or "")[:80000]
def _scan_secrets(self, text):
hits = []
for name, pattern in self.SECRET_PATTERNS:
for match in pattern.finditer(text):
snippet = match.group(0)[:80]
redacted = snippet[:4] + "…" + snippet[-4:] if len(snippet) > 12 else "…"
hits.append({"type": name, "snippet_redacted": redacted})
if len(hits) >= 10:
return hits
return hits
def _scan_workflows(self, owner, repo, timeout_seconds):
path = f"/repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/.github/workflows"
resp = self._http_get_host("api.github.com", path, timeout_seconds, self._api_headers())
if not resp or resp.status_code != 200:
return []
try:
files = resp.json()
except Exception:
return []
if not isinstance(files, list):
return []
risks = []
for wf in files[:8]:
name = wf.get("name", "")
download = wf.get("download_url")
if not download:
continue
content = self._fetch_text(download, timeout_seconds)
if not content:
continue
for risk_name, pattern in self.WORKFLOW_RISK_HINTS:
if pattern.search(content):
risks.append({"workflow": name, "risk": risk_name})
return risks
def _repo_finding(self, repo, timeout_seconds):
full_name = repo.get("full_name", "")
owner = repo.get("owner", {}).get("login", "")
name = repo.get("name", "")
default_branch = repo.get("default_branch", "main")
html_url = repo.get("html_url", "")
readme_urls = [
f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{full_name}/{default_branch}/README.md",
f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{full_name}/master/README.md",
]
readme_text = ""
for url in readme_urls:
readme_text = self._fetch_text(url, timeout_seconds)
if readme_text:
break
secret_hits = self._scan_secrets(readme_text)
workflow_risks = self._scan_workflows(owner, name, timeout_seconds)
risk_score = 0
if secret_hits:
risk_score += 40 + min(30, len(secret_hits) * 10)
if workflow_risks:
risk_score += 20 + min(25, len(workflow_risks) * 8)
if repo.get("fork"):
risk_score += 5
if repo.get("archived"):
risk_score += 10
return {
"full_name": full_name,
"url": html_url,
"description": (repo.get("description") or "")[:200],
"default_branch": default_branch,
"stars": repo.get("stargazers_count", 0),
"fork": bool(repo.get("fork")),
"archived": bool(repo.get("archived")),
"secret_hits": secret_hits,
"workflow_risks": workflow_risks,
"risk_score": min(100, risk_score),
}
def run(self):
domain, org_candidates = self._normalize_target(self.target)
if not domain:
print_error("target is required")
return {"error": "invalid target"}
max_repos = self._to_int(self.max_repos, 25)
timeout_seconds = self._to_int(self.timeout, 12)
print_info(f"Searching GitHub exposure for: {domain}")
repos_by_name = {}
for org in org_candidates[:3]:
print_status(f"Checking org: {org}")
for repo in self._org_repos(org, max_repos, timeout_seconds):
full_name = repo.get("full_name")
if full_name:
repos_by_name[full_name] = repo
search_queries = [
f'"{domain}" in:readme,description',
f"{domain} in:name,description",
]
for query in search_queries:
for repo in self._search_repos(query, max_repos, timeout_seconds):
full_name = repo.get("full_name")
if full_name:
repos_by_name[full_name] = repo
repos = list(repos_by_name.values())[:max_repos]
if not repos:
print_warning("No public GitHub repositories found for target")
return {
"target": domain,
"org_candidates": org_candidates,
"repo_count": 0,
"risk_level": "NONE",
"findings": [],
}
print_status(f"Analyzing {len(repos)} repository(ies)...")
findings = []
for repo in repos:
findings.append(self._repo_finding(repo, timeout_seconds))
findings.sort(key=lambda x: -x.get("risk_score", 0))
high_risk = [f for f in findings if f.get("risk_score", 0) >= 50]
risk_level = "HIGH" if high_risk else ("MEDIUM" if findings else "LOW")
data = {
"target": domain,
"org_candidates": org_candidates,
"repo_count": len(findings),
"high_risk_count": len(high_risk),
"risk_level": risk_level,
"findings": findings,
}
print_success(
f"GitHub scan: {len(findings)} repo(s), high_risk={len(high_risk)} (level={risk_level})"
)
for f in findings[:10]:
flags = []
if f.get("secret_hits"):
flags.append(f"secrets={len(f['secret_hits'])}")
if f.get("workflow_risks"):
flags.append(f"workflow_risks={len(f['workflow_risks'])}")
flag_str = f" ({', '.join(flags)})" if flags else ""
print_info(f" [{f.get('risk_score')}] {f.get('full_name')}{flag_str}")
if self.output_file:
try:
with open(str(self.output_file), "w") as fp:
json.dump(data, fp, indent=2)
print_success(f"Results saved to {self.output_file}")
except Exception as e:
print_error(f"Failed to save output: {e}")
return data
def get_graph_nodes(self, data):
if not isinstance(data, dict) or "error" in data:
return [], []
target = data.get("target", self.target)
nodes = []
edges = []
for i, f in enumerate(data.get("findings", [])[:15]):
if f.get("risk_score", 0) < 30:
continue
nid = f"github_{i}"
nodes.append({
"id": nid,
"label": f"{f.get('full_name')} (risk={f.get('risk_score')})",
"group": "repo",
"icon": "🐙",
})
edges.append({"from": target, "to": nid, "label": "github"})
return nodes, edges
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