generic.secrets.gitleaks.age-secret-key.age-secret-key
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A gitleaks age-secret-key was detected which attempts to identify hard-coded credentials. It is not recommended to store credentials in source-code, as this risks secrets being leaked and used by either an internal or external malicious adversary. It is recommended to use environment variables to securely provide credentials or retrieve credentials from a secure vault or HSM (Hardware Security Module).
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Defintion
rules:
- id: age-secret-key
message: A gitleaks age-secret-key was detected which attempts to identify
hard-coded credentials. It is not recommended to store credentials in
source-code, as this risks secrets being leaked and used by either an
internal or external malicious adversary. It is recommended to use
environment variables to securely provide credentials or retrieve
credentials from a secure vault or HSM (Hardware Security Module).
languages:
- regex
severity: INFO
metadata:
likelihood: LOW
impact: MEDIUM
confidence: LOW
category: security
cwe:
- "CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials"
cwe2021-top25: true
cwe2022-top25: true
owasp:
- A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
references:
- https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Secrets_Management_Cheat_Sheet.html
source-rule-url: https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/tree/master/cmd/generate/config/rules
subcategory:
- vuln
technology:
- gitleaks
license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
vulnerability_class:
- Hard-coded Secrets
patterns:
- pattern-regex: AGE-SECRET-KEY-1[QPZRY9X8GF2TVDW0S3JN54KHCE6MUA7L]{58}
Examples
age-secret-key.go
// ruleid: age-secret-key
apiKey := "AGE-SECRET-KEY-1QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
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