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Git Hook

A script that Git executes automatically when a repository event occurs, such as a push, commit, or index write. Hooks are plain executable files in the repository's hooks directory and run with the privileges of the user running Git, which makes them a code-execution primitive on hosting servers.

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Why Git Hooks Are a Server-Side Attack Surface

Git hooks are executable scripts that Git runs automatically. On a hosting server, that makes the hooks directory a code-execution primitive for anyone who can write to it.

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