github_searcher/README.md

GitHub Searcher

GitHub Searcher is a command-line tool to search GitHub repositories and users for PoC exploits and CVEs. It supports various search types and can output results in JSON format.

Features

• Search GitHub repositories by query.
• Search GitHub users by query.
• Search within repository names.
• Retrieve open issues and pull requests for repositories.
• Retrieve file contents for repositories.
• Output results in JSON format.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• PyGithub library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/github_searcher.git
   cd github_searcher
   

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install PyGithub
   

3. Set the GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variable with your GitHub access token:

   export GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
   

Usage

python github_searcher.py --query QUERY --search_type SEARCH_TYPE [--get_file_contents] [--get_open_issues] [--get_open_pull_requests] [--json]

Arguments

• --query: The search query (required).
• --search_type: The type of search to perform (required). Choices are:
  • repo: Search repositories.
  • users: Search users.
  • in-repo-name: Search within repository names.
• --get_file_contents: Get the contents of repository results (optional).
• --get_open_issues: Get the open issues of repository results (optional).
• --get_open_pull_requests: Get the open pull requests of repository results (optional).
• --json: Output the results in JSON format (optional).

Examples

1. Search repositories with a query:

   python github_searcher.py --query "machine learning" --search_type repo
   

2. Search users with a query:

   python github_searcher.py --query "john doe" --search_type users
   

3. Search within repository names:

   python github_searcher.py --query "tensorflow" --search_type in-repo-name
   

4. Get open issues and pull requests for repositories:

   python github_searcher.py --query "machine learning" --search_type repo --get_open_issues --get_open_pull_requests
   

5. Output results in JSON format:

   python github_searcher.py --query "machine learning" --search_type repo --json
   

6. Use Docker Compose to search for a specific CVE-ID and output results to a file:

   docker-compose run --rm app python3 /usr/src/app/github_searcher.py --query=CVE-2024-5932 --search_type=in-repo-name --get_open_issues --get_open_pull_requests --get_file_contents --json > cve-2024-5932