feat: verify OAuth scopes of classic GitHub PATs

lib/definitions/errors.js

@@ -178,12 +178,24 @@ If you are using [GitHub Enterprise](https://enterprise.github.com) please make
 
 export function EGHNOPERMISSION({ owner, repo }) {
   return {
-    message: `The GitHub token doesn't allow to push on the repository ${owner}/${repo}.`,
+    message: `The GitHub token doesn't allow to push to and maintain the repository ${owner}/${repo}.`,
     details: `The user associated with the [GitHub token](${linkify(
       "README.md#github-authentication",
-    )}) configured in the \`GH_TOKEN\` or \`GITHUB_TOKEN\` environment variable must allows to push to the repository ${owner}/${repo}.
+    )}) configured in the \`GH_TOKEN\` or \`GITHUB_TOKEN\` environment variable must have permission to push to and maintain the repository ${owner}/${repo}.
 
-Please make sure the GitHub user associated with the token is an [owner](https://help.github.com/articles/permission-levels-for-a-user-account-repository/#owner-access-on-a-repository-owned-by-a-user-account) or a [collaborator](https://help.github.com/articles/permission-levels-for-a-user-account-repository/#collaborator-access-on-a-repository-owned-by-a-user-account) if the repository belong to a user account or has [write permissions](https://help.github.com/articles/managing-team-access-to-an-organization-repository) if the repository [belongs to an organization](https://help.github.com/articles/repository-permission-levels-for-an-organization).`,
+Please make sure the GitHub user associated with the token is an [owner](https://help.github.com/articles/permission-levels-for-a-user-account-repository/#owner-access-on-a-repository-owned-by-a-user-account) or a [collaborator](https://help.github.com/articles/permission-levels-for-a-user-account-repository/#collaborator-access-on-a-repository-owned-by-a-user-account) if the repository belongs to a user account or has [write permissions](https://help.github.com/articles/managing-team-access-to-an-organization-repository) if the repository [belongs to an organization](https://help.github.com/articles/repository-permission-levels-for-an-organization).`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function EGHNOSCOPE({ scopes }) {
+  return {
+    message: `The GitHub token doesn't have the necessary OAuth scopes to write contents, issues, and pull requests.`,
+    details: `The [GitHub token](${linkify(
+      "README.md#github-authentication",
+    )}) configured in the \`GH_TOKEN\` or \`GITHUB_TOKEN\` environment variable must have the correct scopes.
+${scopes ? `\nThe token you used has scopes: ${scopes.join(", ")}\n` : ""}
+For classic PATs, make sure the token has the \`repo\` scope if the repository is private, or \`public_repo\` scope otherwise.
+For fine-grained PATs, make sure the token has the \`content: write\`, \`issues: write\`, and \`pull_requests: write\` scopes on the repository.`,
   };
 }
 

lib/verify.js

@@ -105,8 +105,21 @@ export default async function verify(pluginConfig, context, { Octokit }) {
     );
     try {
       const {
-        data: { permissions, clone_url },
+        headers,
+        data: { private: _private, permissions, clone_url },
       } = await octokit.request("GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}", { repo, owner });
+
+      // GitHub only returns this header if the token is a classic PAT
+      if (headers?.["x-oauth-scopes"]) {
+        const scopes = headers["x-oauth-scopes"].split(/\s*,\s*/g);
+        if (
+          !scopes.includes("repo") &&
+          (_private || !scopes.includes("public_repo"))
+        ) {
+          errors.push(getError("EGHNOSCOPE", { scopes }));
+        }
+      }
+
       // Verify if Repository Name wasn't changed
       const parsedCloneUrl = parseGithubUrl(clone_url);
       if (
@@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ export default async function verify(pluginConfig, context, { Octokit }) {
       // Do not check for permissions in GitHub actions, as the provided token is an installation access token.
       // octokit.request("GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}", {repo, owner}) does not return the "permissions" key in that case.
       // But GitHub Actions have all permissions required for @semantic-release/github to work
-      if (!env.GITHUB_ACTION && !permissions?.push) {
+      if (!env.GITHUB_ACTION && !(permissions?.push && permissions?.maintain)) {
         // If authenticated as GitHub App installation, `push` will always be false.
         // We send another request to check if current authentication is an installation.
         // Note: we cannot check if the installation has all required permissions, it's

test/integration.test.js

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ test("Verify GitHub auth", async (t) => {
     .getOnce(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     });
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ test("Verify GitHub auth with publish options", async (t) => {
     .get(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     });
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ test("Verify GitHub auth and assets config", async (t) => {
     .getOnce(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     });
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ test("Publish a release with an array of assets", async (t) => {
     .getOnce(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     })
@@ -303,6 +307,7 @@ test("Publish a release with release information in assets", async (t) => {
     .getOnce(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     })
@@ -376,6 +381,7 @@ test("Update a release", async (t) => {
     .getOnce(`https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`, {
       permissions: {
         push: true,
+        maintain: true,
       },
       clone_url: `https://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
     })
@@ -442,7 +448,10 @@ test("Comment and add labels on PR included in the releases", async (t) => {
     .get(
       `https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`,
       {
-        permissions: { push: true },
+        permissions: {
+          push: true,
+          maintain: true,
+        },
         full_name: `${owner}/${repo}`,
         clone_url: `htttps://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
       },
@@ -550,7 +559,10 @@ test("Open a new issue with the list of errors", async (t) => {
     .get(
       `https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`,
       {
-        permissions: { push: true },
+        permissions: {
+          push: true,
+          maintain: true,
+        },
         full_name: `${owner}/${repo}`,
         clone_url: `htttps://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
       },
@@ -645,7 +657,10 @@ test("Verify, release and notify success", async (t) => {
     .get(
       `https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`,
       {
-        permissions: { push: true },
+        permissions: {
+          push: true,
+          maintain: true,
+        },
         full_name: `${owner}/${repo}`,
         clone_url: `htttps://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
       },
@@ -811,7 +826,10 @@ test("Verify, update release and notify success", async (t) => {
     .get(
       `https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`,
       {
-        permissions: { push: true },
+        permissions: {
+          push: true,
+          maintain: true,
+        },
         full_name: `${owner}/${repo}`,
         clone_url: `htttps://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
       },
@@ -949,7 +967,10 @@ test("Verify and notify failure", async (t) => {
     .get(
       `https://api.github.local/repos/${owner}/${repo}`,
       {
-        permissions: { push: true },
+        permissions: {
+          push: true,
+          maintain: true,
+        },
         full_name: `${owner}/${repo}`,
         clone_url: `htttps://api.github.local/${owner}/${repo}.git`,
       },