In most cases, trust boundaries are violated when a secret is exposed in a source code repository or an uncontrolled deployment environment.
Unintended people who don’t need to know the secret might get access to it. They might then be able to use it to gain unwanted access to associated
services or resources.
The trust issue can be more or less severe depending on the people’s role and entitlement.
What is the potential impact?
A SonarQube token is a unique key that serves as an authentication mechanism for accessing the SonarQube platform’s APIs. It is used to securely
authenticate and authorize external tools or services to interact with SonarQube.
Tokens are typically generated for specific users or applications and can be configured with different levels of access permissions. By using a
token, external tools or services can perform actions such as analyzing code, retrieving analysis results, creating projects, or managing quality
profiles within SonarQube.
If a SonarQube token leaks to an unintended audience, it can pose a security risk to the SonarQube instance and the associated projects. Attackers
may use the leaked token to gain unauthorized access to the SonarQube instance. They can potentially view sensitive information, modify project
settings, or perform other dangerous actions.
Additionally, attackers with access to a token can modify code analysis results. This can lead to false positives or negatives in the analysis,
compromising the accuracy and reliability of the platform.
