T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices
Error
- Location
- monitor.py:11
- Finding
- Hardcoded FunPay Authentication Credential## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `monitor.py:11` (credential), used at `monitor.py:44` **Vulnerability Type**: Hardcoded authentication secret **Risk Level**: High ### Vulnerable Code ```python GOLDEN_KEY = "r7sb47vn2sq6vhziu7veeh8eh31j02bz" ``` The credential is subsequently used to authenticate the account: ```python acc = Account(GOLDEN_KEY).get() ``` ### Technical Analysis A FunPay authentication credential is embedded directly in the source code. Unlike a configuration placeholder, this value is passed to `Account` and used to establish an authenticated FunPay session. Source-controlled secrets can be recovered from distributed archives, repository clones, backups, build artifacts, and version-control history. Removing the value from only the latest revision would not protect it if previous copies remain accessible. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker obtains a copy of the project or its source history. 2. The attacker reads the `GOLDEN_KEY` constant from `monitor.py`. 3. The attacker supplies the recovered key to the FunPay API client or an equivalent compatible request flow. 4. If the credential remains valid, the attacker authenticates as the associated FunPay account. 5. The attacker accesses account data or performs actions permitted by that authenticated session. No active exploitation was performed during this static audit. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation may expose the associated FunPay account's chats and customer information. It may also permit unauthorized message transmission and any other account operations granted by the credential and the FunPay API. The scope is limited by the privileges of the exposed credential, but compromise could affect the entire associated account rather than only one chat. Credential validity and exact server-side permissions were not verified.
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Revoke and rotate the exposed FunPay credential immediately. 2. Remove the credential from the current source tree and purge it from version-control history and distributed artifacts. 3. Read the credential from a protected environment variable or secret manager: ```python GOLDEN_KEY = os.environ.get("FUNPAY_GOLDEN_KEY") if not GOLDEN_KEY: raise RuntimeError("FUNPAY_GOLDEN_KEY is not configured") ``` 4. Ensure secrets are not printed in logs or exception output. 5. Restrict access to deployment secrets according to least privilege. 6. Add automated secret scanning to commits and build pipelines. 7. Review account activity for unauthorized access occurring after the credential was exposed.