Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 63: Workflow does not contain permissions#68
Merged
AlexJSully merged 2 commits intomasterfrom Aug 23, 2025
Merged
Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 63: Workflow does not contain permissions#68AlexJSully merged 2 commits intomasterfrom
AlexJSully merged 2 commits intomasterfrom
Conversation
…in permissions Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses a security code scanning alert by adding explicit permissions to the GitHub Actions workflow to limit the GITHUB_TOKEN scope to the minimum necessary permissions.
- Adds a top-level
permissionsblock withcontents: readto restrict the workflow's token permissions - Follows security best practices by implementing the principle of least privilege for GitHub Actions
Tip: Customize your code reviews with copilot-instructions.md. Create the file or learn how to get started.
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Potential fix for https://github.com/AlexJSully/Small-Dev-Talk/security/code-scanning/63
To fix the problem, add an explicit
permissionsblock to the workflow or the job to limit the permissions of theGITHUB_TOKENto the minimum necessary. Since this Markdown lint job does not need any write access to the repository, you should addpermissions: contents: readas either a top-level key (applies to all jobs) or at the job level. Since there is only one job, both approaches work, but top-level is preferable for simplicity and is the most common practice. Edit.github/workflows/markdown-lint.yamlto insert the following after thename:line and beforeon:(i.e., after line 1).Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.