Potential fix for code scanning alert: Workflow does not contain permissions #1445
Conversation
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
…in permissions Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <62310815+github-advanced-security[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Hristo313
changed the title
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses GitHub security code scanning alerts by adding explicit permissions blocks to workflow files, following the principle of least privilege to enhance security.
- Adds
contents: readpermissions to the npm-publish workflow - Adds
contents: readandchecks: writepermissions to the Node.js CI workflow, plus pins the coveralls action to a commit SHA - Adds
contents: readandsecurity-events: writepermissions to the CodeQL analysis job
Reviewed Changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/workflows/npm-publish.yml | Adds minimal read-only content permissions for the build workflow |
| .github/workflows/nodejs.yml | Adds content read and checks write permissions, and pins coveralls action to commit SHA |
| .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml | Adds content read and security events write permissions to the analyze job |
💡 Add Copilot custom instructions for smarter, more guided reviews. Learn how to get started.
Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
Lipata
approved these changes
Nov 10, 2025
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Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.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 fixes for
https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/security/code-scanning/40
https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/security/code-scanning/41
https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/security/code-scanning/42
https://github.com/IgniteUI/igniteui-cli/security/code-scanning/43
To fix the problem, we need to explicitly set the
permissionsblock in the workflow. Since most steps only do testing and coverage reporting, and do not need write access to the repository, the minimal permissions sufficient to allowactions/checkout, reading repository contents, and providing token access for coveralls iscontents: read. If a particular step requires more (such as writing topull-requestsfor a coverage bot comment), permissions can be expanded in the future, but starting with the minimalcontents: readis secure and recommended. Add the following block at the workflow root (below thename:and beforeon:), or under the job if only a specific job needs it.For this workflow, add the block at the top level (root), which covers all jobs.
What to change:
.github/workflows/nodejs.yml.name: Node.js CIline (line 1), add:Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.