Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 4: Workflow does not contain permissions #27
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…n permissions As part of the organization's transition to default read-only permissions for the GITHUB_TOKEN, this pull request addresses a missing permission in the workflow that triggered a code scanning alert. This PR explicitly adds the required read permissions to align with the default read only permission and is part of a larger effort for this OKR github/security-services#455 . Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses a security code scanning alert by adding explicit minimal permissions to a GitHub workflow. The change implements the principle of least privilege by restricting the GITHUB_TOKEN to only have read access to repository contents.
- Added a
permissionsblock withcontents: readto limit token scope - Positioned the permissions block appropriately after the workflow triggers and before the jobs section
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Potential fix for https://github.com/github/cost-center-automation/security/code-scanning/4
To fix this issue according to least privilege, add a
permissionskey near the top level of the workflow YAML file (immediately after thenameoronblock), specifying the minimal permissions needed for the jobs to complete. For the shown workflow, only reading repository contents and default permissions for uploading artifacts are generally required (contents: read). You can further tune the permissions if you know a job requires additional permissions. This change will ensure that the GITHUB_TOKEN used in the jobs has only the access it truly needs.How to change:
permissions:block at the root of.github/workflows/cost-center-sync-cached.ymlafter thenameor after theonkey.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.