Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 10: Workflow does not contain permissions#26
Draft
Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 10: Workflow does not contain permissions#26
Conversation
…in permissions Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Potential fix for https://github.com/nomailme/certificate-info/security/code-scanning/10
In general, the fix is to add an explicit
permissionsblock to the workflow, preferably at the top level so that all jobs inherit a minimal set of permissions, and then override it for specific jobs that require additional scopes. This constrains theGITHUB_TOKENaccording to the principle of least privilege and documents the intended usage.In this specific workflow, we can add a root-level
permissions:block withcontents: readto coverprepareandbuild, which only need to read the repository to runactions/checkoutand use external actions. Thereleasejob needs to create a GitHub release and tag viancipollo/release-action@v1, so we should override its permissions withcontents: write. This leaves the rest of the workflow logic unchanged while making token scopes explicit. Concretely:permissions:block aftername: Build main branch(beforeon:).permissions:block inside thereleasejob that setscontents: write.No additional imports, methods, or external libraries are required, since this is pure workflow configuration.
Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.