GitHub Actions Marketplace

Security Vulnerability is the most prevalent issue reported in the GitHub Actions ecosystem according to empirical analysis of GitHub Discussions and Stack Overflow. The Marketplace contains actions of varying quality and security posture, posing risks to users who rely on community-maintained code.

Users struggle to find suitable actions in the GitHub Actions Marketplace and evaluate their quality. A survey revealed that 7 out of 25 participants found it difficult to navigate and select appropriate actions, leading some teams to maintain their own local actions instead.