CVE-GHSA Research

A curated learning resource of ~150 CVE and GHSA vulnerability research entries with reference analysis

Overview

This repository contains personal research on various CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) and GHSA (GitHub Security Advisory) entries. Each entry includes the vulnerability ID and associated references with detailed explanations of the vulnerability mechanics, fixes, or related security information.

Data Format

The database is structured as a JSON array containing vulnerability entries —

[
    {
        "id": "CVE-YYYY-NNNNN",
        "references": [
            {
                "url": "https://example.com/cve-reference",
                "explain": "Detailed explanation of this CVE vulnerability..."
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "GHSA-abcd-1234-efgh",
        "references": [
            {
                "url": "https://example.com/advisories/GHSA-abcd-1234-efgh",
                "explain": "Analysis of this GitHub security advisory vulnerability..."
            }
        ]
    }
]

Fields

• id: The CVE / GHSA identifier
• references: Array of reference objects
  • url: Direct link to relevant code, advisories, or documentation
  • explain: Researcher's analysis and explanation of the reference

Data Quality

• All CVE IDs are verified against official sources
• References are checked for accessibility and relevance
• Explanations are based on code analysis and security research

License

This dataset is released under MIT. See LICENSE file for details

Contributing

Contributions are welcomed and highly appreciated <3

Disclaimer

This research is provided for educational and security research purposes. The analysis represents the researcher's understanding at the time of documentation and may not reflect the complete security picture of the referenced software.