VNX-GH-219: Repository secret used by an untrusted-trigger workflow
A repository-level secret (not an environment secret) is read by a workflow outsiders can trigger.
Repository secrets are available to every job. When a pull_request_target, issue_comment or workflow_run workflow reads one, any flaw in that workflow exposes it; an environment secret would add a gate.
| Severity | High |
| Confidence | medium |
| CWE | CWE-200, CWE-668 |
| Command | vulnetix gha settings, vulnetix gha audit |
| Needs | repo. Without them the rule is reported as not evaluated, never as passed. |
Remediation
Move the secret to an environment with required reviewers, and reference it only from the job bound to that environment.
Run only this rule
vulnetix gha settings --rule VNX-GH-219Scoring
CWSS vector at the rule’s default severity: CWSS:1.0/TI:H/AP:A/AL:A/IC:N/FC:LT/RP:N/RL:A/AV:I/AS:N/IN:A/SC:A/BI:H/DI:H/EX:M/EC:N/P:W. A finding whose severity the repository’s settings moved is scored at its adjusted severity.
All rules: GitHub rules.