block checking out fork pr for some events

* Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories

* Remove unused object format result field

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v6.0.3
+* Fix checkout init for SHA-256 repositories by @yaananth in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2439
+* fix: expand merge commit SHA regex and add SHA-256 test cases by @yaananth in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2414
+
 ## v6.0.2
 * Fix tag handling: preserve annotations and explicit fetch-tags by @ericsciple in https://github.com/actions/checkout/pull/2356
 

README.md

@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or
     # https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     github-server-url: ''
+
+    # Required to check out fork pull request code from a workflow triggered by
+    # `pull_request_target` or `workflow_run`. See [Pwn Requests](todo:need-link) for
+    # the risks. Set to `true` only after reviewing the risks.
+    # Default: false
+    allow-unsafe-pr-checkout: ''
 ```
 <!-- end usage -->
 

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -1173,7 +1173,8 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     sshUser: '',
     workflowOrganizationId: 123456,
     setSafeDirectory: true,
-    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl
+    githubServerUrl: githubServerUrl,
+    allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
   }
 }
 

__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts

@@ -378,6 +378,59 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('repository initialization object format', () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'fileExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+    jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'directoryExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('initializes SHA-256 repositories with the matching object format', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await git.init('sha256')
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      ['init', '--object-format=sha256', 'test'],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('initializes SHA-1 repositories with existing default arguments', async () => {
+    mockExec.mockImplementation((path, args, options) => {
+      if (args.includes('version')) {
+        options.listeners.stdout(Buffer.from('git version 2.50.1'))
+      }
+
+      return 0
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(exec, 'exec').mockImplementation(mockExec)
+
+    git = await commandManager.createCommandManager('test', false, false)
+
+    await git.init('sha1')
+
+    expect(mockExec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.any(String),
+      ['init', 'test'],
+      expect.any(Object)
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('git user-agent with orchestration ID', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     jest.spyOn(fshelper, 'fileExistsSync').mockImplementation(jest.fn())

__test__/github-api-helper.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as github from '@actions/github'
+import * as githubApiHelper from '../lib/github-api-helper'
+
+describe('github-api-helper object format', () => {
+  let getOctokitSpy: jest.SpyInstance
+  let debugSpy: jest.SpyInstance
+  let request: jest.Mock
+
+  function mockHashAlgorithmApi(hashAlgorithm: string): void {
+    request = jest.fn(async () => ({
+      data: {
+        hash_algorithm: hashAlgorithm
+      }
+    }))
+    getOctokitSpy = jest.spyOn(github, 'getOctokit').mockReturnValue({
+      request
+    } as any)
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    debugSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'debug').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('detects SHA-256 from the repository hash algorithm endpoint', async () => {
+    mockHashAlgorithmApi('sha256')
+
+    await expect(
+      githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat('token', 'owner', 'repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: 'sha256', succeeded: true})
+
+    expect(getOctokitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'token',
+      expect.objectContaining({baseUrl: 'https://api.github.com'})
+    )
+    expect(request).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hash-algorithm',
+      {owner: 'owner', repo: 'repo'}
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('detects SHA-1 from the repository hash algorithm endpoint', async () => {
+    mockHashAlgorithmApi('sha1')
+
+    await expect(
+      githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat('token', 'owner', 'repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: 'sha1', succeeded: true})
+  })
+
+  it('detects object format from an existing commit without API calls', async () => {
+    const commitSha =
+      '9422233ca7ee1b17f1e905d0e141faf0c401556c41cdc6acd71c6bd685da2e92'
+    getOctokitSpy = jest.spyOn(github, 'getOctokit')
+
+    await expect(
+      githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat(
+        'token',
+        'owner',
+        'repo',
+        undefined,
+        commitSha
+      )
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: 'sha256', succeeded: true})
+
+    expect(getOctokitSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('returns unsuccessful when the hash algorithm endpoint value is not recognized', async () => {
+    mockHashAlgorithmApi('unknown')
+
+    await expect(
+      githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat('token', 'owner', 'repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: '', succeeded: false})
+    expect(debugSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint'
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('returns unsuccessful when the hash algorithm API lookup fails', async () => {
+    request = jest.fn(async () => {
+      throw new Error('not found')
+    })
+    jest.spyOn(github, 'getOctokit').mockReturnValue({
+      request
+    } as any)
+
+    await expect(
+      githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat('token', 'owner', 'repo')
+    ).resolves.toEqual({format: '', succeeded: false})
+    expect(debugSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint: not found'
+    )
+  })
+})

__test__/input-helper.test.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     expect(settings.repositoryOwner).toBe('some-owner')
     expect(settings.repositoryPath).toBe(gitHubWorkspace)
     expect(settings.setSafeDirectory).toBe(true)
+    expect(settings.allowUnsafePrCheckout).toBe(false)
   })
 
   it('qualifies ref', async () => {
@@ -133,6 +134,16 @@ describe('input-helper tests', () => {
     expect(settings.commit).toBe('1111111111222222222233333333334444444444')
   })
 
+  it('sets ref to empty when explicit sha-256', async () => {
+    inputs.ref =
+      '1111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777'
+    const settings: IGitSourceSettings = await inputHelper.getInputs()
+    expect(settings.ref).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(settings.commit).toBe(
+      '1111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777'
+    )
+  })
+
   it('sets sha to empty when explicit ref', async () => {
     inputs.ref = 'refs/heads/some-other-ref'
     const settings: IGitSourceSettings = await inputHelper.getInputs()

__test__/ref-helper.test.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import * as assert from 'assert'
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import * as refHelper from '../lib/ref-helper'
 import {IGitCommandManager} from '../lib/git-command-manager'
 
 const commit = '1234567890123456789012345678901234567890'
+const sha256Commit =
+  '1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234'
 let git: IGitCommandManager
 
 describe('ref-helper tests', () => {
@@ -37,6 +41,12 @@ describe('ref-helper tests', () => {
     expect(checkoutInfo.startPoint).toBeFalsy()
   })
 
+  it('getCheckoutInfo sha-256 only', async () => {
+    const checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(git, '', sha256Commit)
+    expect(checkoutInfo.ref).toBe(sha256Commit)
+    expect(checkoutInfo.startPoint).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
   it('getCheckoutInfo refs/heads/', async () => {
     const checkoutInfo = await refHelper.getCheckoutInfo(
       git,
@@ -227,4 +237,142 @@ describe('ref-helper tests', () => {
       '+refs/heads/my/branch:refs/remotes/origin/my/branch'
     )
   })
+
+  describe('checkCommitInfo', () => {
+    const repositoryOwner = 'some-owner'
+    const repositoryName = 'some-repo'
+    const ref = 'refs/pull/123/merge'
+    const sha1Head = '1111111111222222222233333333334444444444'
+    const sha1Base = 'aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccdddddddddd'
+    const sha256Head =
+      '1111111111222222222233333333334444444444555555555566666666667777'
+    const sha256Base =
+      'aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeffffffffff0000'
+    let debugSpy: jest.SpyInstance
+    let getOctokitSpy: jest.SpyInstance
+    let repoGetSpy: jest.Mock
+    let originalEventName: string
+    let originalPayload: unknown
+    let originalRef: string
+    let originalSha: string
+
+    function setPullRequestContext(
+      expectedHeadSha: string,
+      expectedBaseSha: string,
+      mergeCommit: string
+    ): void {
+      ;(github.context as any).eventName = 'pull_request'
+      github.context.ref = ref
+      github.context.sha = mergeCommit
+      ;(github.context as any).payload = {
+        action: 'synchronize',
+        after: expectedHeadSha,
+        number: 123,
+        pull_request: {
+          base: {
+            sha: expectedBaseSha
+          }
+        },
+        repository: {
+          private: false
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      originalEventName = github.context.eventName
+      originalPayload = github.context.payload
+      originalRef = github.context.ref
+      originalSha = github.context.sha
+
+      jest.spyOn(github.context, 'repo', 'get').mockReturnValue({
+        owner: repositoryOwner,
+        repo: repositoryName
+      })
+      debugSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'debug').mockImplementation(jest.fn())
+      repoGetSpy = jest.fn(async () => ({}))
+      getOctokitSpy = jest.spyOn(github, 'getOctokit').mockReturnValue({
+        rest: {
+          repos: {
+            get: repoGetSpy
+          }
+        }
+      } as any)
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      ;(github.context as any).eventName = originalEventName
+      ;(github.context as any).payload = originalPayload
+      github.context.ref = originalRef
+      github.context.sha = originalSha
+      jest.restoreAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    it('returns early for SHA-1 merge commit', async () => {
+      setPullRequestContext(sha1Head, sha1Base, commit)
+
+      await refHelper.checkCommitInfo(
+        'token',
+        `Merge ${sha1Head} into ${sha1Base}`,
+        repositoryOwner,
+        repositoryName,
+        ref,
+        commit
+      )
+
+      expect(getOctokitSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(repoGetSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('matches SHA-256 merge commit info', async () => {
+      const actualHeadSha =
+        '9999999999888888888877777777776666666666555555555544444444443333'
+      setPullRequestContext(sha256Head, sha256Base, sha256Commit)
+
+      await refHelper.checkCommitInfo(
+        'token',
+        `Merge ${actualHeadSha} into ${sha256Base}`,
+        repositoryOwner,
+        repositoryName,
+        ref,
+        sha256Commit
+      )
+
+      expect(getOctokitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'token',
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          userAgent: expect.stringContaining(
+            `expected_head_sha=${sha256Head};actual_head_sha=${actualHeadSha}`
+          )
+        })
+      )
+      expect(repoGetSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        owner: repositoryOwner,
+        repo: repositoryName
+      })
+      expect(debugSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `Expected head sha ${sha256Head}; actual head sha ${actualHeadSha}`
+      )
+      expect(debugSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('Unexpected message format')
+    })
+
+    it('does not match 50-char hex as a valid merge', async () => {
+      const invalidHeadSha =
+        '99999999998888888888777777777766666666665555555555'
+      setPullRequestContext(sha1Head, sha1Base, commit)
+
+      await refHelper.checkCommitInfo(
+        'token',
+        `Merge ${invalidHeadSha} into ${sha1Base}`,
+        repositoryOwner,
+        repositoryName,
+        ref,
+        commit
+      )
+
+      expect(getOctokitSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(repoGetSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(debugSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Unexpected message format')
+    })
+  })
 })

__test__/unsafe-pr-checkout-helper.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+import * as github from '@actions/github'
+import {assertSafePrCheckout} from '../lib/unsafe-pr-checkout-helper'
+
+// Shallow clone original @actions/github context
+const originalContext = {...github.context}
+const originalEventName = github.context.eventName
+const originalPayload = github.context.payload
+
+const BASE_REPO_ID = 100
+const FORK_REPO_ID = 200
+const PR_HEAD_SHA = '1111111111111111111111111111111111111111'
+const PR_MERGE_SHA = '2222222222222222222222222222222222222222'
+const SAFE_BASE_SHA = '3333333333333333333333333333333333333333'
+const WORKFLOW_RUN_HEAD_COMMIT_SHA = '4444444444444444444444444444444444444444'
+const BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO = 'some-owner/some-repo'
+
+function setContext(eventName: string, payload: object): void {
+  ;(github.context as {eventName: string}).eventName = eventName
+  ;(github.context as {payload: object}).payload = payload
+}
+
+function forkPullRequestTargetPayload(): object {
+  return {
+    repository: {id: BASE_REPO_ID},
+    pull_request: {
+      head: {
+        sha: PR_HEAD_SHA,
+        repo: {id: FORK_REPO_ID}
+      },
+      merge_commit_sha: PR_MERGE_SHA
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function sameRepoPullRequestTargetPayload(): object {
+  return {
+    repository: {id: BASE_REPO_ID},
+    pull_request: {
+      head: {
+        sha: PR_HEAD_SHA,
+        repo: {id: BASE_REPO_ID}
+      },
+      merge_commit_sha: PR_MERGE_SHA
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function forkWorkflowRunPayload(): object {
+  return {
+    repository: {id: BASE_REPO_ID},
+    workflow_run: {
+      event: 'pull_request',
+      head_commit: {id: WORKFLOW_RUN_HEAD_COMMIT_SHA},
+      head_repository: {id: FORK_REPO_ID}
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+describe('unsafe-pr-checkout-helper', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jest.spyOn(github.context, 'repo', 'get').mockReturnValue({
+      owner: 'some-owner',
+      repo: 'some-repo'
+    })
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    ;(github.context as {eventName: string}).eventName = originalEventName
+    ;(github.context as {payload: object}).payload = originalPayload
+  })
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    ;(github.context as {eventName: string}).eventName =
+      originalContext.eventName
+    ;(github.context as {payload: object}).payload = originalContext.payload
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('allows pull_request events untouched', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: 'attacker/fork',
+        ref: 'refs/pull/1/merge',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows pull_request_target default checkout (base branch)', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: 'refs/heads/main',
+        commit: SAFE_BASE_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows same-repo pull_request_target checkout of PR head', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', sameRepoPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: PR_HEAD_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target fork PR head SHA checkout', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: PR_HEAD_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow(/Refusing to check out fork pull request code/)
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target fork PR merge_commit_sha checkout', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: PR_MERGE_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow(/allow-unsafe-pr-checkout/)
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target fork PR ref pattern (head)', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: 'refs/pull/42/head',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target fork PR ref pattern (merge)', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: 'refs/pull/42/merge',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target when repository points at the fork', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: 'attacker/fork',
+        ref: 'refs/heads/main',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target ignoring repository case differences', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: 'SOME-OWNER/SOME-REPO',
+        ref: '',
+        commit: PR_HEAD_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target ignoring commit SHA case differences', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: PR_HEAD_SHA.toUpperCase(),
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows pull_request_target fork PR checkout when opted in', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: 'refs/pull/42/merge',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: true
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses workflow_run fork PR head_commit.id checkout', () => {
+    setContext('workflow_run', forkWorkflowRunPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: WORKFLOW_RUN_HEAD_COMMIT_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses workflow_run with pull_request_target underlying event', () => {
+    const payload = forkWorkflowRunPayload() as {
+      workflow_run: {event: string}
+    }
+    payload.workflow_run.event = 'pull_request_target'
+    setContext('workflow_run', payload)
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: WORKFLOW_RUN_HEAD_COMMIT_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows workflow_run same-repo PR (head_repository.id matches base)', () => {
+    const payload = forkWorkflowRunPayload() as {
+      workflow_run: {head_repository: {id: number}}
+    }
+    payload.workflow_run.head_repository.id = BASE_REPO_ID
+    setContext('workflow_run', payload)
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: '',
+        commit: WORKFLOW_RUN_HEAD_COMMIT_SHA,
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+})

action.yml

@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ inputs:
   github-server-url:
     description: The base URL for the GitHub instance that you are trying to clone from, will use environment defaults to fetch from the same instance that the workflow is running from unless specified. Example URLs are https://github.com or https://my-ghes-server.example.com
     required: false
+  allow-unsafe-pr-checkout:
+    description: >
+      Required to check out fork pull request code from a workflow triggered by
+      `pull_request_target` or `workflow_run`. See [Pwn Requests](todo:need-link)
+      for the risks. Set to `true` only after reviewing the risks.
+    default: false
 outputs:
   ref:
     description: 'The branch, tag or SHA that was checked out'

dist/index.js

@@ -896,9 +896,14 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     getWorkingDirectory() {
         return this.workingDirectory;
     }
-    init() {
+    init(objectFormat) {
         return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            yield this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory]);
+            const args = ['init'];
+            if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+                args.push('--object-format=sha256');
+            }
+            args.push(this.workingDirectory);
+            yield this.execGit(args);
         });
     }
     isDetached() {
@@ -1486,8 +1491,17 @@ function getSource(settings) {
             stateHelper.setRepositoryPath(settings.repositoryPath);
             // Initialize the repository
             if (!fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))) {
+                core.startGroup('Determining repository object format');
+                const objectFormatResult = yield githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat(settings.authToken, settings.repositoryOwner, settings.repositoryName, settings.githubServerUrl, settings.commit);
+                const objectFormat = objectFormatResult.succeeded
+                    ? objectFormatResult.format
+                    : '';
+                if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+                    core.info('Detected SHA-256 repository object format');
+                }
+                core.endGroup();
                 core.startGroup('Initializing the repository');
-                yield git.init();
+                yield git.init(objectFormat);
                 yield git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl);
                 core.endGroup();
             }
@@ -1810,6 +1824,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
 exports.downloadRepository = downloadRepository;
 exports.getDefaultBranch = getDefaultBranch;
+exports.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat = tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat;
 const assert = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9491));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const fs = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
@@ -1911,6 +1926,40 @@ function getDefaultBranch(authToken, owner, repo, baseUrl) {
         }));
     });
 }
+function tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat(authToken, owner, repo, baseUrl, commit) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        var _a;
+        const commitFormat = getObjectFormat(commit);
+        if (commitFormat) {
+            return { format: commitFormat, succeeded: true };
+        }
+        try {
+            const octokit = github.getOctokit(authToken, {
+                baseUrl: (0, url_helper_1.getServerApiUrl)(baseUrl)
+            });
+            const response = yield octokit.request('GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hash-algorithm', { owner, repo });
+            const hashAlgorithm = response.data.hash_algorithm;
+            if (hashAlgorithm === 'sha256' || hashAlgorithm === 'sha1') {
+                return { format: hashAlgorithm, succeeded: true };
+            }
+            core.debug('Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint');
+            return { format: '', succeeded: false };
+        }
+        catch (err) {
+            core.debug(`Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint: ${(_a = err === null || err === void 0 ? void 0 : err.message) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : err}`);
+            return { format: '', succeeded: false };
+        }
+    });
+}
+function getObjectFormat(sha) {
+    if (/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/.test(sha || '')) {
+        return 'sha256';
+    }
+    if (/^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$/.test(sha || '')) {
+        return 'sha1';
+    }
+    return '';
+}
 function downloadArchive(authToken, owner, repo, ref, commit, baseUrl) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const octokit = github.getOctokit(authToken, {
@@ -1974,6 +2023,7 @@ const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const fsHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7219));
 const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
+const unsafePrCheckoutHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(843));
 const workflowContextHelper = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9568));
 function getInputs() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -2021,7 +2071,7 @@ function getInputs() {
             }
         }
         // SHA?
-        else if (result.ref.match(/^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$/)) {
+        else if (result.ref.match(/^(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{40}|[0-9a-fA-F]{64})$/)) {
             result.commit = result.ref;
             result.ref = '';
         }
@@ -2095,6 +2145,17 @@ function getInputs() {
         // Determine the GitHub URL that the repository is being hosted from
         result.githubServerUrl = core.getInput('github-server-url');
         core.debug(`GitHub Host URL = ${result.githubServerUrl}`);
+        // Allow unsafe PR checkout (opt-in for pull_request_target / workflow_run fork PRs)
+        result.allowUnsafePrCheckout =
+            (core.getInput('allow-unsafe-pr-checkout') || 'false').toUpperCase() ===
+                'TRUE';
+        core.debug(`allow unsafe PR checkout = ${result.allowUnsafePrCheckout}`);
+        unsafePrCheckoutHelper.assertSafePrCheckout({
+            qualifiedRepository,
+            ref: result.ref,
+            commit: result.commit,
+            allowUnsafePrCheckout: result.allowUnsafePrCheckout
+        });
         return result;
     });
 }
@@ -2235,6 +2296,7 @@ exports.getRefSpecForAllHistory = getRefSpecForAllHistory;
 exports.getRefSpec = getRefSpec;
 exports.testRef = testRef;
 exports.checkCommitInfo = checkCommitInfo;
+exports.fromPayload = fromPayload;
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
 const url_helper_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9437);
@@ -2444,7 +2506,7 @@ function checkCommitInfo(token, commitInfo, repositoryOwner, repositoryName, ref
                 return;
             }
             // Extract details from message
-            const match = commitInfo.match(/Merge ([0-9a-f]{40}) into ([0-9a-f]{40})/);
+            const match = commitInfo.match(/Merge ([0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64}) into ([0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64})/);
             if (!match) {
                 core.debug('Unexpected message format');
                 return;
@@ -2683,6 +2745,97 @@ if (!exports.IsPost) {
 }
 
 
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 843:
+/***/ (function(__unused_webpack_module, exports, __nccwpck_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    var desc = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(m, k);
+    if (!desc || ("get" in desc ? !m.__esModule : desc.writable || desc.configurable)) {
+      desc = { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } };
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, desc);
+}) : (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    o[k2] = m[k];
+}));
+var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (function(o, v) {
+    Object.defineProperty(o, "default", { enumerable: true, value: v });
+}) : function(o, v) {
+    o["default"] = v;
+});
+var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
+    if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
+    var result = {};
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
+    return result;
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
+exports.assertSafePrCheckout = assertSafePrCheckout;
+const github = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5438));
+const ref_helper_1 = __nccwpck_require__(8601);
+const PR_REF_PATTERN = /^refs\/pull\/[0-9]+\/(?:head|merge)$/;
+function assertSafePrCheckout(input) {
+    if (input.allowUnsafePrCheckout) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const eventName = github.context.eventName;
+    if (eventName !== 'pull_request_target' && eventName !== 'workflow_run') {
+        return;
+    }
+    const baseRepoId = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('repository.id');
+    if (typeof baseRepoId !== 'number') {
+        return;
+    }
+    let prHeadRepoId;
+    const prShas = [];
+    if (eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
+        prHeadRepoId = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('pull_request.head.repo.id');
+        pushIfSha(prShas, (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('pull_request.head.sha'));
+        pushIfSha(prShas, (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('pull_request.merge_commit_sha'));
+    }
+    else {
+        const wrEvent = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.event');
+        if (typeof wrEvent !== 'string' || !wrEvent.startsWith('pull_request')) {
+            return;
+        }
+        prHeadRepoId = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.head_repository.id');
+        pushIfSha(prShas, (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.head_commit.id'));
+    }
+    // (A) Fork PR?
+    if (typeof prHeadRepoId !== 'number' || prHeadRepoId === baseRepoId) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // (B) We cannot check for all fork PR refs so check to see
+    // if the resolved input points to the fork PR sha we have in the payload
+    const baseQualifiedRepository = `${github.context.repo.owner}/${github.context.repo.repo}`;
+    const repositoryDiffersFromBase = input.qualifiedRepository.toLowerCase() !==
+        baseQualifiedRepository.toLowerCase();
+    const refMatchesPullPattern = PR_REF_PATTERN.test(input.ref);
+    const commitMatchesPrHeadSha = !!input.commit && prShas.includes(input.commit.toLowerCase());
+    if (!repositoryDiffersFromBase &&
+        !refMatchesPullPattern &&
+        !commitMatchesPrHeadSha) {
+        return;
+    }
+    throw new Error(`Refusing to check out fork pull request code from a '${eventName}' workflow. ` +
+        `This workflow runs with the base repository's GITHUB_TOKEN, secrets, default-branch ` +
+        `cache scope, and runner access. Fetching fork's code in that trusted context is a ` +
+        `"pwn request" supply-chain attack pattern. To opt in after reviewing the risk, set ` +
+        `'allow-unsafe-pr-checkout: true' on the actions/checkout step.`);
+}
+function pushIfSha(target, value) {
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0) {
+        target.push(value.toLowerCase());
+    }
+}
+
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 9437:

src/git-command-manager.ts

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface IGitCommandManager {
   getDefaultBranch(repositoryUrl: string): Promise<string>
   getSubmoduleConfigPaths(recursive: boolean): Promise<string[]>
   getWorkingDirectory(): string
-  init(): Promise<void>
+  init(objectFormat?: string): Promise<void>
   isDetached(): Promise<boolean>
   lfsFetch(ref: string): Promise<void>
   lfsInstall(): Promise<void>
@@ -364,8 +364,14 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     return this.workingDirectory
   }
 
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.execGit(['init', this.workingDirectory])
+  async init(objectFormat?: string): Promise<void> {
+    const args = ['init']
+    if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+      args.push('--object-format=sha256')
+    }
+    args.push(this.workingDirectory)
+
+    await this.execGit(args)
   }
 
   async isDetached(): Promise<boolean> {

src/git-source-provider.ts

@@ -109,8 +109,25 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
     if (
       !fsHelper.directoryExistsSync(path.join(settings.repositoryPath, '.git'))
     ) {
+      core.startGroup('Determining repository object format')
+      const objectFormatResult =
+        await githubApiHelper.tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat(
+          settings.authToken,
+          settings.repositoryOwner,
+          settings.repositoryName,
+          settings.githubServerUrl,
+          settings.commit
+        )
+      const objectFormat = objectFormatResult.succeeded
+        ? objectFormatResult.format
+        : ''
+      if (objectFormat === 'sha256') {
+        core.info('Detected SHA-256 repository object format')
+      }
+      core.endGroup()
+
       core.startGroup('Initializing the repository')
-      await git.init()
+      await git.init(objectFormat)
       await git.remoteAdd('origin', repositoryUrl)
       core.endGroup()
     }

src/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -118,4 +118,10 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    * User override on the GitHub Server/Host URL that hosts the repository to be cloned
    */
   githubServerUrl: string | undefined
+
+  /**
+   * Opt-in to allow checking out fork pull request code from a workflow
+   * triggered by pull_request_target or workflow_run.
+   */
+  allowUnsafePrCheckout: boolean
 }

src/github-api-helper.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import {getServerApiUrl} from './url-helper'
 
 const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
 
+export interface RepositoryObjectFormatResult {
+  format: string
+  succeeded: boolean
+}
+
 export async function downloadRepository(
   authToken: string,
   owner: string,
@@ -122,6 +127,53 @@ export async function getDefaultBranch(
   })
 }
 
+export async function tryGetRepositoryObjectFormat(
+  authToken: string,
+  owner: string,
+  repo: string,
+  baseUrl?: string,
+  commit?: string
+): Promise<RepositoryObjectFormatResult> {
+  const commitFormat = getObjectFormat(commit)
+  if (commitFormat) {
+    return {format: commitFormat, succeeded: true}
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const octokit = github.getOctokit(authToken, {
+      baseUrl: getServerApiUrl(baseUrl)
+    })
+    const response = await octokit.request(
+      'GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/hash-algorithm',
+      {owner, repo}
+    )
+    const hashAlgorithm = response.data.hash_algorithm
+    if (hashAlgorithm === 'sha256' || hashAlgorithm === 'sha1') {
+      return {format: hashAlgorithm, succeeded: true}
+    }
+
+    core.debug(
+      'Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint'
+    )
+    return {format: '', succeeded: false}
+  } catch (err) {
+    core.debug(
+      `Unable to determine repository object format from hash-algorithm endpoint: ${(err as any)?.message ?? err}`
+    )
+    return {format: '', succeeded: false}
+  }
+}
+
+function getObjectFormat(sha?: string): string {
+  if (/^[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$/.test(sha || '')) {
+    return 'sha256'
+  }
+  if (/^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$/.test(sha || '')) {
+    return 'sha1'
+  }
+  return ''
+}
+
 async function downloadArchive(
   authToken: string,
   owner: string,

src/input-helper.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as fsHelper from './fs-helper'
 import * as github from '@actions/github'
 import * as path from 'path'
+import * as unsafePrCheckoutHelper from './unsafe-pr-checkout-helper'
 import * as workflowContextHelper from './workflow-context-helper'
 import {IGitSourceSettings} from './git-source-settings'
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
     }
   }
   // SHA?
-  else if (result.ref.match(/^[0-9a-fA-F]{40}$/)) {
+  else if (result.ref.match(/^(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{40}|[0-9a-fA-F]{64})$/)) {
     result.commit = result.ref
     result.ref = ''
   }
@@ -161,5 +162,18 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   result.githubServerUrl = core.getInput('github-server-url')
   core.debug(`GitHub Host URL = ${result.githubServerUrl}`)
 
+  // Allow unsafe PR checkout (opt-in for pull_request_target / workflow_run fork PRs)
+  result.allowUnsafePrCheckout =
+    (core.getInput('allow-unsafe-pr-checkout') || 'false').toUpperCase() ===
+    'TRUE'
+  core.debug(`allow unsafe PR checkout = ${result.allowUnsafePrCheckout}`)
+
+  unsafePrCheckoutHelper.assertSafePrCheckout({
+    qualifiedRepository,
+    ref: result.ref,
+    commit: result.commit,
+    allowUnsafePrCheckout: result.allowUnsafePrCheckout
+  })
+
   return result
 }

src/ref-helper.ts

@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ export async function checkCommitInfo(
     }
 
     // Extract details from message
-    const match = commitInfo.match(/Merge ([0-9a-f]{40}) into ([0-9a-f]{40})/)
+    const match = commitInfo.match(
+      /Merge ([0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64}) into ([0-9a-f]{40}|[0-9a-f]{64})/
+    )
     if (!match) {
       core.debug('Unexpected message format')
       return
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ export async function checkCommitInfo(
   }
 }
 
-function fromPayload(path: string): any {
+export function fromPayload(path: string): any {
   return select(github.context.payload, path)
 }
 

src/unsafe-pr-checkout-helper.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import * as github from '@actions/github'
+import {fromPayload} from './ref-helper'
+
+const PR_REF_PATTERN = /^refs\/pull\/[0-9]+\/(?:head|merge)$/
+
+export interface IUnsafePrCheckoutInput {
+  qualifiedRepository: string
+  ref: string
+  commit: string
+  allowUnsafePrCheckout: boolean
+}
+
+export function assertSafePrCheckout(input: IUnsafePrCheckoutInput): void {
+  if (input.allowUnsafePrCheckout) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const eventName = github.context.eventName
+  if (eventName !== 'pull_request_target' && eventName !== 'workflow_run') {
+    return
+  }
+
+  const baseRepoId = fromPayload('repository.id')
+  if (typeof baseRepoId !== 'number') {
+    return
+  }
+
+  let prHeadRepoId: unknown
+  const prShas: string[] = []
+
+  if (eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
+    prHeadRepoId = fromPayload('pull_request.head.repo.id')
+    pushIfSha(prShas, fromPayload('pull_request.head.sha'))
+    pushIfSha(prShas, fromPayload('pull_request.merge_commit_sha'))
+  } else {
+    const wrEvent = fromPayload('workflow_run.event')
+    if (typeof wrEvent !== 'string' || !wrEvent.startsWith('pull_request')) {
+      return
+    }
+    prHeadRepoId = fromPayload('workflow_run.head_repository.id')
+    pushIfSha(prShas, fromPayload('workflow_run.head_commit.id'))
+  }
+
+  // (A) Fork PR?
+  if (typeof prHeadRepoId !== 'number' || prHeadRepoId === baseRepoId) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  // (B) We cannot check for all fork PR refs so check to see
+  // if the resolved input points to the fork PR sha we have in the payload
+  const baseQualifiedRepository = `${github.context.repo.owner}/${github.context.repo.repo}`
+  const repositoryDiffersFromBase =
+    input.qualifiedRepository.toLowerCase() !==
+    baseQualifiedRepository.toLowerCase()
+  const refMatchesPullPattern = PR_REF_PATTERN.test(input.ref)
+  const commitMatchesPrHeadSha =
+    !!input.commit && prShas.includes(input.commit.toLowerCase())
+
+  if (
+    !repositoryDiffersFromBase &&
+    !refMatchesPullPattern &&
+    !commitMatchesPrHeadSha
+  ) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(
+    `Refusing to check out fork pull request code from a '${eventName}' workflow. ` +
+      `This workflow runs with the base repository's GITHUB_TOKEN, secrets, default-branch ` +
+      `cache scope, and runner access. Fetching fork's code in that trusted context is a ` +
+      `"pwn request" supply-chain attack pattern. To opt in after reviewing the risk, set ` +
+      `'allow-unsafe-pr-checkout: true' on the actions/checkout step.`
+  )
+}
+
+function pushIfSha(target: string[], value: unknown): void {
+  if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0) {
+    target.push(value.toLowerCase())
+  }
+}