GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-63wh-p5fx-h4vc BBOT's git_clone.py can expose users' GitHub API keys to an attacker-controlled webserver
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-10281
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- bbot
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
- Reviewed
- 2025-10-09
Affected packages
• PyPI bbot: < 2.7.0 → fixed in 2.7.0
Description
Summary
Due to unsafe URL handling, bbot's `git_clone.py` can be made to leak a user's github.com API key to an attacker-controlled webserver.
Impact
A user who has placed their github.com API key in the configuration for any of the following modules:
• `github_codesearch`
• `github_workflows`
• `gitlab`
• `git_clone`
• `github_usersearch`
• `github_org`
may leak it to an untrustworthy server.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-10281 BBOT's git_clone module could be abused to disclose a GitHub API key to an attacker controlled server with a malicious formatted git URL. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/security/advisories/GHSA-63wh-p5fx-h4vc web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10281 advisory
- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot/commit/0ede97fa887de33fcfd1378b4213a09c21dc6140 web
- https://blog.blacklanternsecurity.com/p/bbot-security-advisory-gitdumper web
- https://github.com/blacklanternsecurity/bbot package