JuliaWeb GitHub.jl up to 5.9.0 GitHub.repo information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in JuliaWeb GitHub.jl up to 5.9.0. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects the function GitHub.repo. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-52569. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in JuliaWeb GitHub.jl up to 5.9.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function GitHub.repo. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

GitForge.jl is a unified interface for interacting with Git "forges." Versions prior to 5.9.1 lack input validation of input validation for user-provided values in certain functions. In the `GitHub.repo()` function, the user can provide any string for the `repo_name` field. These inputs are not validated or safely encoded and are sent directly to the server. This means a user can add path traversal patterns like `../` in the input to access any other endpoints on `api.github.com` that were not intended. Users should upgrade immediately to v5.9.1 or later to receive a patch. All prior versions are vulnerable. No known workarounds are available.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-52569 since 06/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 5.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19117). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Bug Tracking Software

Vendor

• JuliaWeb

Name

• GitHub.jl

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 5.9.0

Website

• Product: https://github.com/JuliaWeb/GitHub.jl/

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