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GitHub Updates actions/checkout to Block Common Pwn Request Attack Patterns

GitHub’s actions/checkout v7 now blocks risky fork PR checkouts in privileged workflows to reduce common pwn request attacks.
InfoWorld

GitHub Actions hardens checkout security to block ‘pwn request’ attacks

After years of trying to educate developers to use pull_request_target securely, the platform finally implements stronger ...
The Hacker News

Cordyceps CI/CD Flaws Expose 300+ GitHub Repositories to Supply-Chain Attacks

Researchers found Cordyceps CI/CD flaws affecting 300+ repositories, enabling code execution, credential theft, and supply ...
Dark Reading

'Cordyceps': Mushrooming Malicious Pull Requests Threaten Developer Workflows

By targeting the automated workflows around repositories with targeted pull requests, attackers can potentially target ...
SecurityWeek

Exploitable CI/CD Vulnerabilities Expose Millions of Repositories to Hijacking

Cordyceps, a systemic class of exploitable CI/CD vulnerabilities, allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack developer ...
cryptopolitan

Microsoft, Google patch flaws as Cordyceps spread across open-source repositories

Security researchers at Novee found over 300 exploitable CI/CD workflow chains across repositories belonging to Microsoft, Google, Apache, Cloudflare, and the Python Software Foundation. The flaws ...