Potential fix for code scanning alert no. 2: Workflow does not contain permissions#190
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Pull Request Overview
This PR addresses a security vulnerability by adding explicit permissions to the GitHub Actions workflow to restrict the GITHUB_TOKEN permissions following the principle of least privilege.
- Adds a
permissionsblock with minimalcontents: readaccess to the Node.js CI workflow
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Potential fix for https://github.com/deflis/node-narou/security/code-scanning/2
To fix the vulnerability, an explicit
permissions:block should be added to the workflow to restrict the permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN. As the workflow appears to do only code checkout, install dependencies, build, run test, and report coverage (with no steps that require write access like pushing commits, releases, or issues), the minimal required permission is likelycontents: read. The safest fix is to add apermissions:block at the root of the workflow (directly beneathname:and aboveon:) withcontents: read. If the coverage report step ever needs additional permissions (for example, uploading to a PR or creating comments), this may be expanded accordingly, but unless documented, it should start with minimal permissions.Suggested fixes powered by Copilot Autofix. Review carefully before merging.