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# Flow Control Mechanism

| Rule Name                                                                                                                                                                            | AppSec Rule ID    | Severity |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------- | -------- |
| [Actively used repository lacks branch protection rules](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-2.md)                                                       | APPSEC\_CICD\_2   | MEDIUM   |
| [Actively used GitLab repository lacks branch protection rules](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-3.md)                                                | APPSEC\_CICD\_3   | MEDIUM   |
| [Actively used BitBucket repository lacks branch protection rules](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-4.md)                                             | APPSEC\_CICD\_4   | MEDIUM   |
| [Branch protection not enforced on administrators](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-33.md)                                                            | APPSEC\_CICD\_33  | LOW      |
| [Pull request reviews not required before merging to the default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-34.md)                                      | APPSEC\_CICD\_34  | MEDIUM   |
| [Required reviews can be bypassed using GitHub Actions](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-53.md)                                                       | APPSEC\_CICD\_53  | HIGH     |
| [Pull request reviews in BitBucket not required before merging code to default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-68.md)                        | APPSEC\_CICD\_68  | MEDIUM   |
| [Push restrictions not enforced on the default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-69.md)                                                        | APPSEC\_CICD\_69  | MEDIUM   |
| [Merge request approvals not required for default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-79.md)                                                     | APPSEC\_CICD\_79  | MEDIUM   |
| [GitLab branch protection rule allows push to default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-83.md)                                                 | APPSEC\_CICD\_83  | LOW      |
| ["Require review from Code Owners" Branch Protection rule was disabled](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-116.md)                                      | APPSEC\_CICD\_116 | MEDIUM   |
| [Reviews may no longer be required before merging](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-142.md)                                                           | APPSEC\_CICD\_142 | MEDIUM   |
| [Repository does not dismiss pull request approvals on the default branch when new commits are pushed](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-152.md)       | APPSEC\_CICD\_152 | MEDIUM   |
| [Pull request reviews are not required in Azure Repos before merging to the default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-179.md)                  | APPSEC\_CICD\_179 | MEDIUM   |
| [Requestors allowed to self-approve pull requests on default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-180.md)                                         | APPSEC\_CICD\_180 | MEDIUM   |
| [Code owners reviews not required before merging to the default branch](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-187.md)                                      | APPSEC\_CICD\_187 | MEDIUM   |
| [Merging to default branch with outdated code allowed](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-197.md)                                                       | APPSEC\_CICD\_197 | LOW      |
| [Azure repository does not dismiss pull request approvals on the default branch when new commits are pushed](/appsec-rules/ci-cd-security/flow-control-mechanism/appsec-cicd-262.md) | APPSEC\_CICD\_262 | MEDIUM   |


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