generic.secrets.gitleaks.github-app-token.github-app-token

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A gitleaks github-app-token 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: github-app-token
    message: A gitleaks github-app-token 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: (ghu|ghs)_[0-9a-zA-Z]{36}

Examples

github-app-token.go

// ruleid: github-app-token
github_api_token = "ghu_9nsm3v4iy6zywwoqnhm72sjx4dlu6incka43"