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Using GitHub preset rules to prioritize Dependabot alerts

You can use GitHub 사전 설정, which are rules curated by GitHub, to auto-dismiss low impact development alerts for npm dependencies.

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About GitHub 사전 설정

The Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule is a GitHub preset that auto-dismisses certain types of vulnerabilities that are found in npm dependencies used in development. These alerts cover cases that feel like false alarms to most developers as the associated vulnerabilities:

  • Are unlikely to be exploitable in a developer (non-production or runtime) environment.
  • May relate to resource management, programming and logic, and information disclosure issues.
  • At worst, have limited effects like slow builds or long-running tests.
  • Are not indicative of issues in production.

참고 항목

Automatic dismissal of low impact development alerts is currently only supported for npm.

The Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule includes vulnerabilities relating to resource management, programming and logic, and information disclosure issues. For more information, see Publicly disclosed CWEs used by the Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule.

Filtering out these low impact alerts allows you to focus on alerts that matter to you, without having to worry about missing potentially high-risk development-scoped alerts.

The Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule is enabled by default on public repositories and disabled for private repositories. Administrators of private repositories can opt in by enabling the rule for their repository.

Enabling the Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule for your private repository

You first need to enable Dependabot alerts for the repository. For more information, see Configuring Dependabot alerts.

  1. GitHub에서 리포지토리의 기본 페이지로 이동합니다.

  2. 리포지토리 이름 아래에서 Settings를 클릭합니다. "설정" 탭이 표시되지 않으면 드롭다운 메뉴를 선택한 다음 설정을 클릭합니다.

    탭을 보여 주는 리포지토리 헤더의 스크린샷. "설정" 탭이 진한 주황색 윤곽선으로 강조 표시됩니다.

  3. 사이드바의 "Security" 섹션에서 Advanced Security 를 클릭합니다.

  4. Under "Dependabot alerts", click close to "Dependabot rules".

    Screenshot of the "Advanced Security" page for a repository. The gear icon is highlighted with an orange outline.

  5. Under "GitHub presets", to the right of "Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies", click .

  6. Under "State", select the dropdown menu, then click "Enabled".

  7. Click Save rule.

Publicly disclosed CWEs used by the Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule

Along with the ecosystem:npm and scope:development alert metadata, we use the following GitHub-curated Common Weakness Enumerations (CWEs) to filter out low impact alerts for the Dismiss low impact issues for development-scoped dependencies rule. We regularly improve this list and vulnerability patterns covered by built-in rules.

Resource Management Issues

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
  • CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
  • CWE-908 Use of Uninitialized Resource
  • CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
  • CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
  • CWE-1119 Excessive Use of Unconditional Branching

Programming and Logic Errors

  • CWE-185 Incorrect Regular Expression
  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-248 Uncaught Exception
  • CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value
  • CWE-391 Unchecked Error Condition
  • CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order
  • CWE-1254 Incorrect Comparison Logic Granularity
  • CWE-665 Improper Initialization
  • CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
  • CWE-178 Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Information Disclosure Issues

  • CWE-544 Missing Standardized Error Handling Mechanism
  • CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File
  • CWE-451 User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
  • CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere