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Labs / Git Secrets Hunter

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  • Released 20 Aug 2025

🔍 Can you uncover the secrets hidden in this developer's Git history?

A careless developer left their entire Git repository exposed on the web server. 💻 While the current code looks clean, the commit history tells a different story filled with accidentally committed secrets, API keys, and sensitive configuration data. Can you dig through the version control archaeology to uncover what they tried to hide? 🕵️‍♂️ This challenge will teach you essential Git forensics techniques used by security professionals worldwide. 🎯

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Git Secrets Hunter - Challenge Description

Challenge Overview

Welcome to Git Secrets Hunter! You've discovered TechFlow Solutions' corporate website during a penetration test, and initial reconnaissance reveals that the developers may have accidentally exposed their Git repository. Your mission is to investigate the version control history and extract sensitive information that was inadvertently committed to the repository.

Learning Objectives

  • Master Git repository forensics and version control security assessment techniques
  • Learn to identify and exploit exposed Git repositories during penetration testing
  • Understand how sensitive data can be recovered from Git commit history
  • Practice realistic reconnaissance scenarios involving version control exposure

Challenge Details

During your security assessment of TechFlow Solutions, you've discovered their corporate website with an exposed Git repository. The development team appears to have made configuration mistakes that left sensitive information accessible through version control history. Your task is to use Git forensics techniques to investigate the repository's commit history, deleted files, and Git objects to uncover the hidden flag.

Technical Background

Exposed Git repositories are a common finding during penetration tests and bug bounty programs. Developers often accidentally commit sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, database credentials, and internal configuration data. Even when these files are later removed from the current branch, they remain accessible in the Git history. This challenge demonstrates real-world Git forensics techniques used by security professionals to recover sensitive data from version control systems.