[StepSecurity] Apply security best practices

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Summary

This pull request has been generated by StepSecurity as part of your enterprise subscription to ensure compliance with recommended security best practices. Please review and merge the pull request to apply these security enhancements.

Security Fixes

Pinned Dependencies

Pinning GitHub Actions to specific versions or commit SHAs ensures that your workflows remain consistent and secure.
Unpinned actions can lead to unexpected changes or vulnerabilities caused by upstream updates.

• GitHub Security Guide
• The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Security Guide

[github-actions]

Test Results

6 tests  ±0   6 ✅ ±0   13s ⏱️ -2s
4 suites ±0   0 💤 ±0 
1 files   ±0   0 ❌ ±0 

Results for commit cdd8e86. ± Comparison against base commit b131ca5.

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Please find StepSecurity AI-CodeWise code comments below.

Code Comments

.github/workflows/release.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Avoid hardcoding image tags in deployment configurations",
        "Description": "Hardcoding image tags in deployment configurations can lead to issues with version control and updating. It's recommended to use variables or references instead.",
        "Remediation": "Consider using variables or references to specify the image tag dynamically in the deployment configuration."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Low",
        "Recommendation": "Ensure sensitive information like tokens/secrets are not exposed in the code",
        "Description": "Exposed secrets or tokens in code can pose security risks. Secrets should be stored securely and accessed in a controlled manner.",
        "Remediation": "Avoid exposing sensitive information directly in the code. Consider using secure storage solutions and accessing secrets securely at runtime."
    }
]

.github/workflows/runs-on.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Avoid hardcoding version references in Git patches.",
        "Description": "Hardcoding version references in Git patches can lead to potential version drift issues and make it harder to track changes.",
        "Remediation": "Use dynamic version references or tags that update automatically in the Git patches."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Medium",
        "Recommendation": "Explicitly specify the version or commit hash for Git dependencies.",
        "Description": "Specifying a specific version or commit hash ensures reproducibility of the environment and dependencies.",
        "Remediation": "Update the Git dependencies to use specific version references or commit hashes instead of 'rc' and 'v3'."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Low",
        "Recommendation": "Document the reason for choosing specific versions in Git dependencies.",
        "Description": "Adding comments or documentation can help future developers understand the rationale behind the choice of specific versions.",
        "Remediation": "Add comments in the code or README explaining why certain versions were selected for dependencies."
    }
]

.github/workflows/canary.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Avoid using latest tag in Docker image references",
        "Description": "Using the 'latest' tag for Docker images can lead to unexpected and potentially insecure updates, as the tag refers to the most recently built image, which may not be the most secure or stable version.",
        "Remediation": "Use specific image digests or version tags instead of 'latest' to ensure consistency and reliability. Update the image references to a specific version or digest."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Medium",
        "Recommendation": "Avoid hardcoding secrets in code",
        "Description": "Hardcoding secrets such as Personal Access Tokens (PAT) directly in the code can expose sensitive information and lead to security risks if the code is compromised or shared.",
        "Remediation": "Use environment variables or secret management tools provided by the platform for storing and accessing sensitive information like PATs. Reference the secrets securely in the code instead of hardcoding them."
    }
]

.github/workflows/code-review.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Use explicit commit SHAs instead of branch names for GitHub Actions workflows",
        "Description": "Referencing a specific commit SHA ensures deterministic behavior and reduces the risk of unintended changes being picked up.",
        "Remediation": "Change 'int' to 'ab9fe138367d6094b2df7f8469ddc2c5a79c9cf4' in the workflow file."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Medium",
        "Recommendation": "Limit access to sensitive resources by specifying the appropriate scope",
        "Description": "Access control should be based on the principle of least privilege to restrict potential damage from unauthorized access.",
        "Remediation": "Update the 'int.api.stepsecurity.io:443' resource with a more specific scope or permission level."
    }
]

.github/workflows/publish-immutable-actions.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Pin dependency versions to ensure reproducibility and avoid unexpected changes.",
        "Description": "Using general tags like 'v4' in dependencies can lead to potential issues if the dependencies are updated with breaking changes.",
        "Remediation": "Change 'actions/checkout@v4' to 'actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683' to pin the dependency version explicitly."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Low",
        "Recommendation": "Ensure files end with a newline character to adhere to best practices.",
        "Description": "Files without ending newline characters may cause issues in some tools and scripts.",
        "Remediation": "Add a newline character at the end of the file to comply with standard conventions."
    }
]

.github/workflows/recurring-int-tests.yml

[
    {
        "Severity": "High",
        "Recommendation": "Avoid hardcoding sensitive information in code.",
        "Description": "Hardcoding sensitive information like secrets or credentials in code poses a security risk as they can be easily exposed.",
        "Remediation": "Store sensitive information like secrets and credentials in environment variables or use a secure secret management tool."
    },
    {
        "Severity": "Medium",
        "Recommendation": "Update TODO comments to remove ambiguity and improve clarity.",
        "Description": "Unclear or ambiguous TODO comments can lead to confusion and oversights in the codebase.",
        "Remediation": "Update TODO comments to provide specific details and actionable tasks for improvement, and ensure they are addressed promptly."
    }
]

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