Summary
A combination of misconfigurations and security flaws can make artifacts leak tokens, both of third party cloud services and GitHub tokens. This allows malicious actors with access to these artifacts the potential of compromising the services to which these secrets grant access.
CI/CD pipelines use highly sensitive credentials to authenticate against various types of services. This article covers the potential impact of insecure usage of GitHub Actions artifacts. It also explains the methods and tools to protect against this threat.
GitHub tokens are created when a workflow runs, and once created, they’re stored for up to 90 days. These artifacts are publicly available for anyone to consume. So why not scan these artifacts for secrets?
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The GITHUB_TOKEN is an ephemeral token created in any workflow job run. It's designed to allow workflows to interact with GitHub resources, like the repository. The token can be set with limited scope and to expire on job completion.
The GITHUB_TOKEN can be used to replace an existing piece of code. It can also be used as a way to force a change in the source code.
GitHub announced deprecation of v3, effective November 2024. Software dependencies bots automatically create pull requests updating to v4. I scanned the artifacts of each of these projects for secrets and was interested in the ones exposing their GITHUB_TOKEN.
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The problem is that the system is not set up to deal with such a large number of artifacts. The problem is with the way the system works.
Security defenders must adopt a holistic approach, scrutinizing every stage for potential vulnerabilities. GitHub's deprecation of Artifacts V3 should prompt organizations to reevaluate the way they use it.
