VNX-GH-019: Obfuscated action reference or expression
A uses: path or ${{ }} expression is written in a form that hides what it resolves to.
uses: owner/repo/./@ref and github[‘event’][‘issue’][‘title’] resolve to the same thing as their plain forms but evade reviewers, allow-lists and simple scanners. Legitimate workflows rarely need them.
| Severity | Low |
| Confidence | medium |
| CWE | CWE-656 |
| Command | vulnetix gha workflows, vulnetix gha audit |
Remediation
Write the reference or expression in its plain form.
Run only this rule
vulnetix gha workflows --rule VNX-GH-019Scoring
CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:L/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:L/DI:L/EX:L/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.
All rules: GitHub rules.