[Bug] Private repositories missing security check

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Domain
backend, security

Research direction

Reproduce the report by opening the example repository URL with a guessed path. Trace the repository access path and determine where private-repository visibility is decided; done means unauthorised users can no longer view private repositories by guessing their paths, with coverage for this case.

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Description

You can see private repositories, when you guess the path of the repository. Example:
https://gitly.org/Fumeaux/clithing

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