Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 2: Workflow does not contain permissions #92
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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 adds explicit permissions configuration to the GitHub Actions workflow to follow the principle of least privilege by restricting the workflow to read-only access to repository contents.
- Adds
permissionssection withcontents: readto the workflow file
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Potential fix for https://github.com/github/combobox-nav/security/code-scanning/2
To fix the problem, add an explicit
permissionsblock defining the minimum needed permissions for this workflow. Since the workflow only checks out code and runs builds/tests (not publishing, releasing, or any steps requiring write permissions), it likely only needs read-level access to repository contents. The change can be implemented by inserting apermissions:block at the workflow root (abovejobs:). Editing the.github/workflows/nodejs.ymlfile, add:at line 10 (after the
on:block and beforejobs:). No additional imports, definitions, or changes are needed elsewhere.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.