Detection: Repository Visibility Set Public

Overview

Detect when a private repository's visibility was set to public. Changing a repository to public may expose proprietary or sensitive code, increasing the risk of data leaks, unauthorized access, and potential exploitation. Monitoring these events ensures that repository visibility changes are intentional and comply with security policies.

References:

Managing Repository Visibility

Usage

Run the detection in your terminal:

powerpipe detection run github_audit_log_detections.detection.repository_visibility_set_public

Snapshot and share results via Turbot Pipes:

powerpipe login
powerpipe detection run github_audit_log_detections.detection.repository_visibility_set_public --share

SQL

This detection uses a named query:

select
  tp_timestamp as timestamp,
action as operation,
concat('https://github.com/', repo) as resource,
actor,
tp_source_ip as source_ip,
tp_index as organization,
split_part(repo, '/', 2) as repository,
tp_id as source_id,
*
exclude (actor, timestamp)

from
  github_audit_log
where
  action = 'repo.access'
  and (additional_fields ->> 'visibility') = 'public'
  and (additional_fields ->> 'previous_visibility') = 'private'
order by
  tp_timestamp desc;

Detection: Repository Visibility Set Public

Overview

Usage

SQL

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