Convert trusted actions list to data extension

actions/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-01-07-trusted-owner-ext.md

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: feature
+---
+* The "Unpinned tag for a non-immutable Action in workflow" query (`actions/unpinned-tag`) now supports expanding the trusted action owner list using data extensions (`extensible: trustedActionsOwnerDataModel`). If you trust an Action publisher, you can include the owner name/organization in a data extension model pack to add it to the allow list for this query. This addition will prevent security alerts when using unpinned tags for Actions published by that owner.

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/config/Config.qll

@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ predicate vulnerableActionsDataModel(
  */
 predicate immutableActionsDataModel(string action) { Extensions::immutableActionsDataModel(action) }
 
+/**
+ * MaD models for trusted actions owners
+ * Fields:
+ *    - owner: owner name
+ */
+predicate trustedActionsOwnerDataModel(string owner) {
+  Extensions::trustedActionsOwnerDataModel(owner)
+}
+
 /**
  * MaD models for untrusted git commands
  * Fields:

actions/ql/lib/codeql/actions/config/ConfigExtensions.qll

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ extensible predicate vulnerableActionsDataModel(
  */
 extensible predicate immutableActionsDataModel(string action);
 
+/**
+ * Holds for trusted Actions owners.
+ */
+extensible predicate trustedActionsOwnerDataModel(string owner);
+
 /**
  * Holds for git commands that may introduce untrusted data when called on an attacker controlled branch.
  */

actions/ql/lib/ext/config/trusted_actions_owner.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extensions:
+  - addsTo: 
+      pack: codeql/actions-all
+      extensible: trustedActionsOwnerDataModel
+    data:      
+      - ["actions"]
+      - ["github"]
+      - ["advanced-security"]

actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.md

@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ Pinning an action to a full length commit SHA is currently the only way to use a
 
 ## References
 
-- [Using third-party actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions)
+- [Using third-party actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/security-hardening-for-github-actions#using-third-party-actions)

actions/ql/src/Security/CWE-829/UnpinnedActionsTag.ql

@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@ import codeql.actions.security.UseOfUnversionedImmutableAction
 bindingset[version]
 private predicate isPinnedCommit(string version) { version.regexpMatch("^[A-Fa-f0-9]{40}$") }
 
-bindingset[repo]
-private predicate isTrustedOrg(string repo) {
-  repo.matches(["actions", "github", "advanced-security"] + "/%")
+bindingset[nwo]
+private predicate isTrustedOwner(string nwo) {
+  // Gets the segment before the first '/' in the name with owner(nwo) string
+  trustedActionsOwnerDataModel(nwo.substring(0, nwo.indexOf("/")))
 }
 
-from UsesStep uses, string repo, string version, Workflow workflow, string name
+from UsesStep uses, string nwo, string version, Workflow workflow, string name
 where
-  uses.getCallee() = repo and
+  uses.getCallee() = nwo and
   uses.getEnclosingWorkflow() = workflow and
   (
     workflow.getName() = name
     or
     not exists(workflow.getName()) and workflow.getLocation().getFile().getBaseName() = name
   ) and
   uses.getVersion() = version and
-  not isTrustedOrg(repo) and
+  not isTrustedOwner(nwo) and
   not isPinnedCommit(version) and
-  not isImmutableAction(uses, repo)
+  not isImmutableAction(uses, nwo)
 select uses.getCalleeNode(),
-  "Unpinned 3rd party Action '" + name + "' step $@ uses '" + repo + "' with ref '" + version +
+  "Unpinned 3rd party Action '" + name + "' step $@ uses '" + nwo + "' with ref '" + version +
     "', not a pinned commit hash", uses, uses.toString()