block checking out fork pr for pull_request_target and workflow_run (#2454)

* block checking out fork pr for some events

* address copilot and reviewer feedback

* run prettier formatting

* build

* update urls

* update readme

* update description and url again

* edit url one more time

README.md

@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/README.md) for previous
     # config --global --add safe.directory <path>`
     # Default: true
     set-safe-directory: ''
+
+    # Required to check out fork pull request code from a workflow triggered by
+    # `pull_request_target` or `workflow_run`. These workflows run with the base
+    # repository's GITHUB_TOKEN, secrets, default-branch cache scope, and runner
+    # access; fetching and executing a fork's code in that trusted context commonly
+    # leads to "pwn request" vulnerabilities. Set to `true` only after reviewing the
+    # risks at https://gh.io/securely-using-pull_request_target.
+    # Default: false
+    allow-unsafe-pr-checkout: ''
 ```
 <!-- end usage -->
 

__test__/git-auth-helper.test.ts

@@ -778,7 +778,8 @@ async function setup(testName: string): Promise<void> {
     sshKnownHosts: '',
     sshStrict: true,
     workflowOrganizationId: 123456,
-    setSafeDirectory: true
+    setSafeDirectory: true,
+    allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
   }
 }
 

__test__/input-helper.test.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ 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 () => {

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

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+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'
+const FORK_QUALIFIED_REPO = 'another-repo/fork'
+
+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, full_name: FORK_QUALIFIED_REPO}
+      },
+      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, full_name: BASE_QUALIFIED_REPO}
+      },
+      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, full_name: FORK_QUALIFIED_REPO}
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+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: FORK_QUALIFIED_REPO,
+        ref: 'refs/heads/main',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('allows pull_request_target checkout of an unrelated third-party repo', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: 'some-other/unrelated',
+        ref: 'refs/heads/main',
+        commit: '',
+        allowUnsafePrCheckout: false
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow()
+  })
+
+  it('refuses pull_request_target ignoring repository case differences', () => {
+    setContext('pull_request_target', forkPullRequestTargetPayload())
+    expect(() =>
+      assertSafePrCheckout({
+        qualifiedRepository: FORK_QUALIFIED_REPO.toUpperCase(),
+        ref: '',
+        commit: '',
+        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

@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ inputs:
   set-safe-directory:
     description: Add repository path as safe.directory for Git global config by running `git config --global --add safe.directory <path>`
     default: true
+  allow-unsafe-pr-checkout:
+    description: >
+      Required to check out fork pull request code from a workflow triggered by
+      `pull_request_target` or `workflow_run`. These workflows run with the
+      base repository's GITHUB_TOKEN, secrets, default-branch cache scope, and
+      runner access; fetching and executing a fork's code in that trusted
+      context commonly leads to "pwn request" vulnerabilities. Set to `true`
+      only after reviewing the risks at https://gh.io/securely-using-pull_request_target.
+    default: false
 runs:
   using: node12
   main: dist/index.js

dist/index.js

@@ -4702,7 +4702,7 @@ module.exports = require("punycode");
 /***/ 215:
 /***/ (function(module) {
 
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+module.exports = {"name":"@octokit/rest","version":"16.43.1","publishConfig":{"access":"public"},"description":"GitHub REST API client for Node.js","keywords":["octokit","github","rest","api-client"],"author":"Gregor Martynus (https://github.com/gr2m)","contributors":[{"name":"Mike de Boer","email":"info@mikedeboer.nl"},{"name":"Fabian Jakobs","email":"fabian@c9.io"},{"name":"Joe Gallo","email":"joe@brassafrax.com"},{"name":"Gregor Martynus","url":"https://github.com/gr2m"}],"repository":"https://github.com/octokit/rest.js","dependencies":{"@octokit/auth-token":"^2.4.0","@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest":"^1.1.1","@octokit/plugin-request-log":"^1.0.0","@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods":"2.4.0","@octokit/request":"^5.2.0","@octokit/request-error":"^1.0.2","atob-lite":"^2.0.0","before-after-hook":"^2.0.0","btoa-lite":"^1.0.0","deprecation":"^2.0.0","lodash.get":"^4.4.2","lodash.set":"^4.3.2","lodash.uniq":"^4.5.0","octokit-pagination-methods":"^1.1.0","once":"^1.4.0","universal-user-agent":"^4.0.0"},"devDependencies":{"@gimenete/type-writer":"^0.1.3","@octokit/auth":"^1.1.1","@octokit/fixtures-server":"^5.0.6","@octokit/graphql":"^4.2.0","@types/node":"^13.1.0","bundlesize":"^0.18.0","chai":"^4.1.2","compression-webpack-plugin":"^3.1.0","cypress":"^3.0.0","glob":"^7.1.2","http-proxy-agent":"^4.0.0","lodash.camelcase":"^4.3.0","lodash.merge":"^4.6.1","lodash.upperfirst":"^4.3.1","lolex":"^5.1.2","mkdirp":"^1.0.0","mocha":"^7.0.1","mustache":"^4.0.0","nock":"^11.3.3","npm-run-all":"^4.1.2","nyc":"^15.0.0","prettier":"^1.14.2","proxy":"^1.0.0","semantic-release":"^17.0.0","sinon":"^8.0.0","sinon-chai":"^3.0.0","sort-keys":"^4.0.0","string-to-arraybuffer":"^1.0.0","string-to-jsdoc-comment":"^1.0.0","typescript":"^3.3.1","webpack":"^4.0.0","webpack-bundle-analyzer":"^3.0.0","webpack-cli":"^3.0.0"},"types":"index.d.ts","scripts":{"coverage":"nyc report --reporter=html && open coverage/index.html","lint":"prettier --check '{lib,plugins,scripts,test}/**/*.{js,json,ts}' 'docs/*.{js,json}' 'docs/src/**/*' index.js README.md package.json","lint:fix":"prettier --write '{lib,plugins,scripts,test}/**/*.{js,json,ts}' 'docs/*.{js,json}' 'docs/src/**/*' index.js README.md package.json","pretest":"npm run -s lint","test":"nyc mocha test/mocha-node-setup.js \"test/*/**/*-test.js\"","test:browser":"cypress run --browser chrome","build":"npm-run-all build:*","build:ts":"npm run -s update-endpoints:typescript","prebuild:browser":"mkdirp dist/","build:browser":"npm-run-all build:browser:*","build:browser:development":"webpack --mode development --entry . --output-library=Octokit --output=./dist/octokit-rest.js --profile --json > dist/bundle-stats.json","build:browser:production":"webpack --mode production --entry . --plugin=compression-webpack-plugin --output-library=Octokit --output-path=./dist --output-filename=octokit-rest.min.js --devtool source-map","generate-bundle-report":"webpack-bundle-analyzer dist/bundle-stats.json --mode=static --no-open --report dist/bundle-report.html","update-endpoints":"npm-run-all update-endpoints:*","update-endpoints:fetch-json":"node scripts/update-endpoints/fetch-json","update-endpoints:typescript":"node scripts/update-endpoints/typescript","prevalidate:ts":"npm run -s build:ts","validate:ts":"tsc --target es6 --noImplicitAny index.d.ts","postvalidate:ts":"tsc --noEmit --target es6 test/typescript-validate.ts","start-fixtures-server":"octokit-fixtures-server"},"license":"MIT","files":["index.js","index.d.ts","lib","plugins"],"nyc":{"ignore":["test"]},"release":{"publish":["@semantic-release/npm",{"path":"@semantic-release/github","assets":["dist/*","!dist/*.map.gz"]}]},"bundlesize":[{"path":"./dist/octokit-rest.min.js.gz","maxSize":"33 kB"}]};
 
 /***/ }),
 
@@ -4740,7 +4740,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.checkCommitInfo = exports.testRef = exports.getRefSpec = exports.getRefSpecForAllHistory = exports.getCheckoutInfo = exports.tagsRefSpec = void 0;
+exports.fromPayload = exports.checkCommitInfo = exports.testRef = exports.getRefSpec = exports.getRefSpecForAllHistory = exports.getCheckoutInfo = exports.tagsRefSpec = void 0;
 const url_1 = __webpack_require__(835);
 const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(470));
 const github = __importStar(__webpack_require__(469));
@@ -4958,6 +4958,7 @@ exports.checkCommitInfo = checkCommitInfo;
 function fromPayload(path) {
     return select(github.context.payload, path);
 }
+exports.fromPayload = fromPayload;
 function select(obj, path) {
     if (!obj) {
         return undefined;
@@ -13322,6 +13323,102 @@ function getNextPage (octokit, link, headers) {
 }
 
 
+/***/ }),
+
+/***/ 554:
+/***/ (function(__unusedmodule, exports, __webpack_require__) {
+
+"use strict";
+
+var __createBinding = (this && this.__createBinding) || (Object.create ? (function(o, m, k, k2) {
+    if (k2 === undefined) k2 = k;
+    Object.defineProperty(o, k2, { enumerable: true, get: function() { return m[k]; } });
+}) : (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 = void 0;
+const github = __importStar(__webpack_require__(469));
+const ref_helper_1 = __webpack_require__(227);
+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;
+    let prHeadRepoFullName;
+    const prShas = [];
+    if (eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
+        prHeadRepoId = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('pull_request.head.repo.id');
+        prHeadRepoFullName = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('pull_request.head.repo.full_name');
+        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');
+        prHeadRepoFullName = (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.head_repository.full_name');
+        pushIfSha(prShas, (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.head_commit.id'));
+        // For `pull_request_target`-triggered workflow_run, `head_sha` is the base
+        // default branch SHA (not the PR head)
+        if (wrEvent !== 'pull_request_target') {
+            pushIfSha(prShas, (0, ref_helper_1.fromPayload)('workflow_run.head_sha'));
+        }
+    }
+    // (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 repositoryMatchesPrHead = typeof prHeadRepoFullName === 'string' &&
+        input.qualifiedRepository.toLowerCase() === prHeadRepoFullName.toLowerCase();
+    const refMatchesPullPattern = PR_REF_PATTERN.test(input.ref);
+    const commitMatchesPrHeadSha = !!input.commit && prShas.includes(input.commit.toLowerCase());
+    if (!repositoryMatchesPrHead &&
+        !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 and executing a fork's code in that trusted ` +
+        `context commonly leads to "pwn request" vulnerabilities. To opt in after reviewing ` +
+        `the risks at https://gh.io/securely-using-pull_request_target, set ` +
+        `'allow-unsafe-pr-checkout: true' on the actions/checkout step.`);
+}
+exports.assertSafePrCheckout = assertSafePrCheckout;
+function pushIfSha(target, value) {
+    if (typeof value === 'string' && value.length > 0) {
+        target.push(value.toLowerCase());
+    }
+}
+
+
 /***/ }),
 
 /***/ 558:
@@ -18372,6 +18469,7 @@ const core = __importStar(__webpack_require__(470));
 const fsHelper = __importStar(__webpack_require__(618));
 const github = __importStar(__webpack_require__(469));
 const path = __importStar(__webpack_require__(622));
+const unsafePrCheckoutHelper = __importStar(__webpack_require__(554));
 const workflowContextHelper = __importStar(__webpack_require__(642));
 function getInputs() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
@@ -18465,6 +18563,17 @@ function getInputs() {
         // Set safe.directory in git global config.
         result.setSafeDirectory =
             (core.getInput('set-safe-directory') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+        // 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/git-source-settings.ts

@@ -83,4 +83,10 @@ export interface IGitSourceSettings {
    * Indicates whether to add repositoryPath as safe.directory in git global config
    */
   setSafeDirectory: boolean
+
+  /**
+   * Opt-in to allow checking out fork pull request code from a workflow
+   * triggered by pull_request_target or workflow_run.
+   */
+  allowUnsafePrCheckout: boolean
 }

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'
 
@@ -125,5 +126,19 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
   // Set safe.directory in git global config.
   result.setSafeDirectory =
     (core.getInput('set-safe-directory') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE'
+
+  // 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

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ 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 +1,88 @@
+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 | undefined
+  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
+  let prHeadRepoFullName: unknown
+  const prShas: string[] = []
+
+  if (eventName === 'pull_request_target') {
+    prHeadRepoId = fromPayload('pull_request.head.repo.id')
+    prHeadRepoFullName = fromPayload('pull_request.head.repo.full_name')
+    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')
+    prHeadRepoFullName = fromPayload('workflow_run.head_repository.full_name')
+    pushIfSha(prShas, fromPayload('workflow_run.head_commit.id'))
+    // For `pull_request_target`-triggered workflow_run, `head_sha` is the base
+    // default branch SHA (not the PR head)
+    if (wrEvent !== 'pull_request_target') {
+      pushIfSha(prShas, fromPayload('workflow_run.head_sha'))
+    }
+  }
+
+  // (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 repositoryMatchesPrHead =
+    typeof prHeadRepoFullName === 'string' &&
+    input.qualifiedRepository.toLowerCase() === prHeadRepoFullName.toLowerCase()
+  const refMatchesPullPattern = PR_REF_PATTERN.test(input.ref)
+  const commitMatchesPrHeadSha =
+    !!input.commit && prShas.includes(input.commit.toLowerCase())
+
+  if (
+    !repositoryMatchesPrHead &&
+    !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 and executing a fork's code in that trusted ` +
+      `context commonly leads to "pwn request" vulnerabilities. To opt in after reviewing ` +
+      `the risks at https://gh.io/securely-using-pull_request_target, 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())
+  }
+}