Azure App Configuration Connection String detected in code

Rule Details

Cortex AppSec Rule ID	APPSEC_SECRET_295
Category	Secrets
Severity	MEDIUM
Framework	Git

Impact

The Azure App Configuration Connection String contains all necessary credentials for full access to the application configuration store.

Exposure grants an attacker unauthorized access to application configuration, feature flags, and potentially sensitive references to external secrets, which can lead to application malfunction or privilege escalation.

How to Fix

To remediate exposed Cloud & Infrastructure credentials:

1. Log in to your cloud provider's console.
2. Locate the identity or service account associated with the compromised credentials.
3. Revoke or deactivate the compromised keys immediately.
4. Generate a new set of credentials.
5. Update your environment variables, secrets manager, or pipelines with the new values.

Next, remove the secret from your codebase:

1. Locate the exposed secret in your codebase.
2. Replace the hardcoded value with a secure variable or reference.

Finally, clean your version control history:

1. Permanently remove the sensitive data from your version control history to ensure it cannot be retrieved.

Warning: Revoking infrastructure keys may cause immediate downtime. Ensure you have identified all dependent services before revoking.