Dependency Security Monitor #117
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| description: | | |
| Daily workflow that monitors dependencies for security vulnerabilities, creates issues for HIGH/CRITICAL CVEs, | |
| and proposes safe dependency updates. Detects vulnerabilities within 24 hours, creates actionable security | |
| issues, and bundles safe patch-level updates into a single pull request. | |
| on: | |
| schedule: daily | |
| workflow_dispatch: | |
| permissions: | |
| contents: read | |
| issues: read | |
| pull-requests: read | |
| security-events: read | |
| vulnerability-alerts: read | |
| imports: | |
| - shared/mcp-pagination.md | |
| tools: | |
| github: | |
| toolsets: [default, code_security, dependabot] | |
| bash: true | |
| sandbox: | |
| agent: | |
| id: awf | |
| version: v0.25.29 | |
| network: | |
| allowed: | |
| - node | |
| safe-outputs: | |
| threat-detection: | |
| enabled: false | |
| create-issue: | |
| title-prefix: "[Security] " | |
| labels: [security, dependencies] | |
| max: 10 | |
| expires: 30d | |
| create-pull-request: | |
| title-prefix: "[Deps] " | |
| labels: [dependencies, automated] | |
| draft: true | |
| allowed-files: [package.json, package-lock.json] | |
| protected-files: fallback-to-issue | |
| add-comment: | |
| max: 5 | |
| target: "*" | |
| timeout-minutes: 10 | |
| --- | |
| # Dependency Security Monitor | |
| You are a security-focused AI agent responsible for monitoring the dependency health of the `${{ github.repository }}` repository. This is a security-critical firewall tool, so maintaining secure dependencies is paramount. | |
| ## Your Mission | |
| Proactively monitor dependencies for security vulnerabilities, create actionable issues for HIGH/CRITICAL CVEs within 24 hours, and propose safe dependency updates to keep the project secure. | |
| ## Current Context | |
| - **Repository**: ${{ github.repository }} | |
| - **Run Time**: $(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC") | |
| ## Phase 1: Vulnerability Assessment | |
| ### 1.1 Check for Known Vulnerabilities | |
| Run `npm audit` to identify known security vulnerabilities in dependencies: | |
| ```bash | |
| # Run npm audit and capture JSON output for analysis | |
| npm audit --json 2>/dev/null || true | |
| # Get human-readable summary | |
| npm audit 2>/dev/null || true | |
| ``` | |
| Parse the audit results and categorize vulnerabilities by severity: | |
| | Severity | Action Required | Timeline | | |
| |----------|-----------------|----------| | |
| | CRITICAL | Create issue immediately with urgent label | Immediate | | |
| | HIGH | Create issue with security label | Within 24 hours | | |
| | MODERATE | Track for weekly summary (note only) | Within 7 days | | |
| | LOW | Track for next update cycle (note only) | Next release | | |
| ### 1.2 Check Dependabot Alerts | |
| Use the GitHub API to check for Dependabot security alerts: | |
| 1. Use `list_dependabot_alerts` to get all open alerts | |
| 2. Use `get_dependabot_alert` for detailed information on each alert | |
| 3. Correlate with npm audit findings to avoid duplicates | |
| ### 1.3 Check for Existing Security Issues | |
| Before creating new issues, search for existing security issues to avoid duplicates: | |
| 1. Search for open issues with the `security` and `dependencies` labels | |
| 2. Check if the vulnerability is already being tracked | |
| 3. Only create new issues for vulnerabilities not already tracked | |
| ## Phase 2: Create Security Issues for HIGH/CRITICAL Vulnerabilities | |
| For each HIGH or CRITICAL vulnerability found that is not already tracked, create a security issue with: | |
| ### Issue Format | |
| **Title**: `[CVE-XXXX-XXXXX] Vulnerability in <package-name>` | |
| **Body** (use this template): | |
| ```markdown | |
| ## Security Vulnerability Report | |
| ### Summary | |
| - **Package**: `<package-name>` | |
| - **Affected Version**: `<current-version>` | |
| - **Severity**: `<CRITICAL|HIGH>` | |
| - **CVE**: `<CVE-ID if available>` | |
| - **CVSS Score**: `<score if available>` | |
| ### Vulnerability Details | |
| <Description of the vulnerability and its potential impact> | |
| ### Impact on gh-aw-firewall | |
| <Analysis of how this vulnerability could affect the firewall functionality> | |
| ### Remediation Steps | |
| 1. **Recommended Fix**: Update to version `<fixed-version>` | |
| 2. **Command**: `npm update <package-name>` or `npm install <package-name>@<fixed-version>` | |
| 3. **Workarounds**: <Any temporary mitigations if update not immediately possible> | |
| ### Testing Required | |
| - [ ] Run full test suite after update | |
| - [ ] Verify firewall functionality | |
| - [ ] Test Docker container builds | |
| ### References | |
| - [Advisory Link](<link to security advisory>) | |
| - [Package Changelog](<link to changelog>) | |
| ### Detection Details | |
| - **Detected by**: Dependency Security Monitor Workflow | |
| - **Detection Time**: $(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ") | |
| - **Source**: npm audit / Dependabot | |
| ``` | |
| Use the `create_issue` safe output for each HIGH/CRITICAL vulnerability. | |
| ## Phase 3: Propose Safe Dependency Updates | |
| After addressing critical security issues, identify and bundle safe dependency updates: | |
| ### 3.1 Identify Safe Updates | |
| Safe updates are defined as: | |
| - **Patch version updates** of direct dependencies (x.y.Z → x.y.Z+1) | |
| - Updates that do not have breaking changes documented | |
| - Updates that fix security vulnerabilities | |
| - Updates where the test suite passes | |
| Run the following to identify available updates: | |
| ```bash | |
| # Check for outdated packages | |
| npm outdated --json 2>/dev/null || true | |
| # List direct dependencies only | |
| npm outdated --depth=0 2>/dev/null || true | |
| ``` | |
| ### 3.2 Apply Safe Updates | |
| For each identified safe update: | |
| 1. Update the package version in `package.json` | |
| 2. Run `npm install` to update `package-lock.json` | |
| 3. Run the test suite to verify no regressions: | |
| ```bash | |
| npm test | |
| ``` | |
| 4. If tests fail, revert the problematic update and document the issue | |
| ### 3.3 Check for Existing Dependency Update PRs | |
| Before creating a new pull request, check if there is already an open dependency update PR: | |
| 1. Search for open pull requests with the `[Deps]` title prefix | |
| 2. If an existing open PR is found, **skip PR creation entirely** and note in the summary that updates were skipped because an existing PR is still open | |
| 3. Only proceed to create a new PR if no existing open dependency update PR exists | |
| ### 3.4 Create a Single Pull Request | |
| Bundle all successful safe updates into ONE pull request with: | |
| **Title**: `Safe dependency updates ($(date +%Y-%m-%d))` | |
| **Body**: | |
| ```markdown | |
| ## Automated Safe Dependency Updates | |
| This PR contains safe patch-level dependency updates that have been verified to: | |
| - ✅ Pass all tests | |
| - ✅ Have no breaking changes | |
| - ✅ Address known security vulnerabilities (where applicable) | |
| ### Updated Dependencies | |
| | Package | Previous | Updated | Type | | |
| |---------|----------|---------|------| | |
| | <package> | <old-version> | <new-version> | patch | | |
| ### Security Fixes Included | |
| <List any CVEs or security issues addressed by these updates> | |
| ### Verification | |
| - [x] All tests pass | |
| - [x] No breaking changes detected | |
| - [x] Docker build verified (if applicable) | |
| ### Notes | |
| <Any important notes about specific updates> | |
| --- | |
| Generated by Dependency Security Monitor Workflow | |
| ``` | |
| ## Phase 4: Summary Report | |
| After completing all phases, provide a summary: | |
| ### Vulnerability Summary | |
| - **CRITICAL**: X vulnerabilities found, X issues created | |
| - **HIGH**: X vulnerabilities found, X issues created | |
| - **MODERATE**: X vulnerabilities noted for weekly review | |
| - **LOW**: X vulnerabilities tracked for next cycle | |
| ### Update Summary | |
| - **Safe updates applied**: X packages | |
| - **Updates requiring review**: X packages (with reasons) | |
| - **Updates skipped**: X packages (incompatible with Node version, breaking changes, etc.) | |
| ### Dependency Freshness | |
| - **Average dependency age**: X days | |
| - **Dependencies > 30 days old**: X | |
| - **Dependencies > 90 days old**: X (consider major updates) | |
| ## Guidelines | |
| - **Be conservative**: Only apply updates you're confident are safe | |
| - **Prioritize security**: CRITICAL and HIGH severity issues take precedence | |
| - **Avoid duplicates**: Always check for existing issues before creating new ones | |
| - **Document everything**: Include detailed reasoning in issues and PRs | |
| - **Test thoroughly**: Never merge updates that break tests | |
| - **One PR per run**: Bundle all safe updates into a single PR to reduce noise | |
| - **Respect timeouts**: Complete within the 10-minute timeout | |
| ## Error Handling | |
| - If `npm audit` fails, log the error and continue with Dependabot alerts | |
| - If PR creation fails, ensure issues are still created for vulnerabilities | |
| - If tests fail during updates, document which packages caused failures | |
| - Always complete the vulnerability assessment even if updates fail |