Abhishek-Mallick/universal-box

Security: Sanitize User-Supplied GitHub URL in `get` Command

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#234 opened on Oct 4, 2025

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Feature Request

Is your feature request related to a problem you're trying to solve with Universal-Box? Please describe. Currently, the get command accepts a GitHub repository URL directly from the user. Without validation, it could allow malformed or malicious URLs (e.g., command injections, non-GitHub domains, or scripts), potentially causing security issues or unexpected behavior.

Describe the solution you'd like Implement strict input sanitization and validation for user-supplied URLs in the get command:

Describe alternatives you've considered

  • Whitelisting specific domains (only github.com and www.github.com).
  • Escaping user input before shell execution.
  • Requiring a token-authenticated fetch instead of direct URL usage.

How would this feature improve Universal-Box? Enhances security and reliability of the get command by preventing misuse, accidental errors, and potential injection vectors. This ensures Universal-Box safely handles user input without compromising on developer convenience.

Additional context This validation step can be placed before cloning logic in the get command workflow. Optionally, a --force flag could bypass validation (for internal or advanced usage).

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