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Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 4: Workflow does not contain permissions#37

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@aram356 aram356 commented Feb 10, 2026

Potential fix for https://github.com/stackpop/mocktioneer/security/code-scanning/4

In general, you should explicitly specify a permissions block for workflows and/or jobs so that the GITHUB_TOKEN has only the scopes required. For pure CI/test jobs like these, contents: read is typically sufficient, since they only need to fetch the code and possibly read repository contents; artifact upload does not require additional repo permissions.

The best fix here is to define a workflow-level permissions block that applies to all jobs, since both test and playwright are test-only jobs with no write operations against the repository. Insert a permissions: mapping near the top of .github/workflows/test.yml (e.g., after the on: block) and set contents: read. This documents and enforces that the GITHUB_TOKEN cannot modify repository contents, issues, or pull requests when running these jobs, without altering the existing behavior of the steps.

Concretely:

  • Edit .github/workflows/test.yml.
  • Add:
permissions:
  contents: read

after the on: section (lines 3–7) and before concurrency: (line 9). No other changes, imports, or definitions are required.

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@aram356 aram356 marked this pull request as ready for review February 10, 2026 22:48
@aram356 aram356 merged commit 9d31451 into main Feb 10, 2026
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