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Difference between API and fetch-metadata for ghsa info #719

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@jprecuch

We were trying to build some logic on top of fetch-metadata action but when it came to real PRs we've seen one major issue.
When using api we could see the GHSA ID was found easily and we could tie it to it

When we checked the same for fetch-metadata it is empty. The permissions are properly set. See:
Action version tested: 25dd0e3 (v3.1.0).
Fetch metadata reports:

Outputting metadata for 1 updated dependency
  outputs.dependency-names: github.com/jackc/pgx/v5
  outputs.dependency-type: indirect
  outputs.update-type: version-update:semver-minor
  outputs.directory: /
  outputs.package-ecosystem: go_modules
  outputs.target-branch: master
  outputs.previous-version: 5.5.5
  outputs.new-version: 5.9.2
  outputs.compatibility-score: 0
  outputs.maintainer-changes: false
  outputs.dependency-group: 
  outputs.alert-state: 
  outputs.ghsa-id: 
  outputs.cvss: 0

While API shows

gh api "repos/$OWNER/$REPO/dependabot/alerts?state=open&per_page=5" \
  --jq '.[] | {ghsa: .security_advisory.ghsa_id, package: .dependency.package.name, state}'
{
  "ghsa": "GHSA-j88v-2chj-qfwx",
  "package": "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5",
  "state": "open"
}
{
  "ghsa": "GHSA-9jj7-4m8r-rfcm",
  "package": "github.com/jackc/pgx/v5",
  "state": "open"
}
...

Why is this difference. We need fetch-metadata to be reliable

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