Sourcegraph Access Token v1 detected in code

Rule Details

Cortex AppSec Rule ID	APPSEC_SECRET_312
Category	Secrets
Severity	MEDIUM
Framework	Git

Impact

The Sourcegraph Access Token grants unauthenticated programmatic access to your organization's entire codebase, search history, and code insights.

Exposure is a Critical Risk that can lead to massive intellectual property theft and aids in reconnaissance to find other hardcoded credentials or vulnerabilities across your entire source code history.

How to Fix

To remediate exposed Source Control or CI/CD tokens:

1. Log in to the relevant system or provider.
2. Navigate to the settings menu to locate the exposed credential.
3. Revoke or delete the compromised token immediately.
4. Generate a new token if continued access is required.
5. Update any dependent systems or services with the new credential.

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.