mcp-server-semgrep/semgrep-rules/yaml/kubernetes/security/secrets-in-config-file.yaml

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rules:
- id: secrets-in-config-file
  patterns:
  - pattern: |
      $KEY: $VALUE
  - pattern-inside: |
      data: ...
  - pattern-inside: |
      kind: Secret
      ...
  - metavariable-regex:
      metavariable: $VALUE
      regex: (?i)^[aA-zZ0-9+/]+={0,2}$
  - metavariable-analysis:
      analyzer: entropy
      metavariable: $VALUE
  message: >-
    Secrets ($VALUE) should not be stored in infrastructure as code files. Use an alternative such as
    Bitnami Sealed Secrets or KSOPS to encrypt Kubernetes Secrets. 
  metadata:
    cwe:
    - 'CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials'
    category: security
    technology:
    - kubernetes
    references:
    - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/
    - https://media.defense.gov/2021/Aug/03/2002820425/-1/-1/0/CTR_Kubernetes_Hardening_Guidance_1.1_20220315.PDF
    - https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/clusters/agent/gitops/secrets_management.html
    - https://www.cncf.io/blog/2021/04/22/revealing-the-secrets-of-kubernetes-secrets/
    - https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets
    - https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/01/25/secrets-management-essential-when-using-kubernetes/
    - https://blog.oddbit.com/post/2021-03-09-getting-started-with-ksops/
    owasp:
    - A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
    cwe2022-top25: true
    cwe2021-top25: true
    subcategory:
    - vuln
    likelihood: LOW
    impact: MEDIUM
    confidence: MEDIUM
  languages: [yaml]
  severity: WARNING