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# Copy is not used instead of Add in Dockerfiles misconfiguration detected in code

## Rule Details

|                        |                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_DOCKER\_4              |
| Category - Subcategory | Compute - Startup Script Leaks |
| Provider               | OTHER                          |
| Severity               | LOW                            |
| Framework              | DOCKER                         |

## Impact

The *Copy* instruction simply copies files from the local host machine to the container file system. The *Add* instruction could potentially retrieve files from remote URLs and perform operations such as unpacking them. The *Add* instruction, therefore, introduces security risks. For example, malicious files may be directly accessed from URLs without scanning, or there may be vulnerabilities associated with decompressing them We recommend you use the *Copy* instruction instead of the *Add* instruction in the Dockerfile.

## How to Fix

## \[source,go]

* ADD config.txt /app/

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