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SQ34401

Detected presence of active web service tokens.

priorityCI/CD statusseverityeffortRL levelRL assessment
failhighmedium2secrets: fail
Reason: active web service credentials

About the issue​

Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms expose programmable interfaces to their authenticated users. These web services enable action automation and secure exchange of information. For authorization, users provide a unique token that confirms their access rights to the web service. Access tokens for supported web services are automatically validated via the least privilege APIs the service exposes. Detected tokens have been accepted as valid by the services they are associated with. This indicates they are currently active and may be abused if exposed to the public. Web service access tokens are considered secrets. They should never be included in a software release package, even if they are obfuscated by encryption on the client-side.

How to resolve the issue​

  • You should securely store web service access tokens, and fully automate their management and periodic rotation.
  • If tokens were published unintentionally and the software has been made public, you should revoke exposed tokens and file a security incident.
  • Examples of service tokens that may have been detected include AWS, Facebook, JWT, SWT, Slack and others.

Incidence statistics​

Not relevant for this type of sensitive information.