Disable Committers' Approval for Merge Requests in GitLab

Type: Rule
ID: gitlab-project-merge-requests-disable-committers-approval
Source: v2/rules/gitlab/project/merge-requests-disable-committers-approval.yaml
Rego Source: merge-requests-disable-committers-approval.rego
Labels: Gitlab, Project

Verify merge_requests_disable_committers_approval is set for the GitLab project.

note

This rule requires Gitlab Project Discovery Evidence. See here for more details.

tip

Signed Evidence for this rule IS NOT required by default but is recommended.

warning

Rule requires evaluation with a target. Without one, it will be disabled unless the --all-evidence flag is provided.

Usage example

uses: gitlab/project/merge-requests-disable-committers-approval@v2
with:
  merge_requests_disable_committers_approval: false

Mitigation

Ensure that the binary Merge Requests Disable Committers Approval field is set for the GitLab project to prevent unauthorized approvals.

Description

This rule ensures that the binary field Merge Requests Disable Committers Approval is set for the GitLab project. It performs the following steps:

1. Checks the settings of the GitLab project.
2. Verifies that the binary field merge_requests_disable_committers_approval is set.

Evidence Requirements:

• Evidence must be provided by the Scribe Platform's CLI tool through scanning GitLab project resources.

Evidence Requirements

Field	Value
signed	False
content_body_type	generic
target_type	data
predicate_type	http://scribesecurity.com/evidence/discovery/v0.1
labels	- platform=gitlab - asset_type=project

Input Definitions

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
merge_requests_disable_committers_approval	boolean	False	The binary field to enforce for merge requests committers' approval.