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[anupamme]

Summary

Harden input handling in actions/maven-artifactory-deploy/action.yaml (flagged by semgrep).

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	yaml.github-actions.security.github-actions-mutable-action-tag.github-actions-mutable-action-tag
Severity	HIGH
Scanner	semgrep
Rule	yaml.github-actions.security.github-actions-mutable-action-tag.github-actions-mutable-action-tag
File	actions/maven-artifactory-deploy/action.yaml:138
Assessment	Defensive hardening

Description: GitHub Actions step uses a mutable tag or branch reference. Tags and branch names can be silently repointed by the action owner, enabling supply-chain attacks — as seen in the trivy-action and kics-github-action compromises. Pin the reference to a full 40-character commit SHA instead, e.g. uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608.

Threat Model Context

This is a Java service - vulnerabilities in servlets/controllers are remotely exploitable.

Changes

• actions/maven-artifactory-deploy/action.yaml

Behavior Preservation

The change is scoped to 1 file on the vulnerable path; it only tightens handling of untrusted input and leaves valid inputs unaffected.

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This patch removes an exploit primitive — a code pattern that, while not independently exploitable today, could be chained with other weaknesses by automated exploit-development tooling. Proactive removal of such primitives raises the bar against increasingly capable automated attack tools.

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

[mp911de]

This is a deliberate design to reduce maintenance effort. If someone is able to tamper this repository, we have a bigger problem.