generic.secrets.gitleaks.linkedin-client-secret.linkedin-client-secret
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A gitleaks linkedin-client-secret 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: linkedin-client-secret
message: A gitleaks linkedin-client-secret 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: (?i)(?:linkedin|linked-in)(?:[0-9a-z\-_\t
.]{0,20})(?:[\s|']|[\s|"]){0,3}(?:=|>|:{1,3}=|\|\|:|<=|=>|:|\?=)(?:'|\"|\s|=|\x60){0,5}([a-z0-9]{16})(?:['|\"|\n|\r|\s|\x60|;]|$)
Examples
linkedin-client-secret.go
// ruleid: linkedin-client-secret
linkedin_api_token = "y1hlc6i2omng2vt3"
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