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What is this endpoint?

api/github/repos

GitHub Repositories API

What an attacker could do

Querying the repositories API can reveal private repo names and, with a compromised token, clone source, read Actions secrets, and push malicious commits or workflows into the supply chain.

How to defend it

Use fine-grained, least-privilege tokens with short expiry, enable secret scanning and push protection, and audit and revoke leaked credentials immediately.

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