Refactor CodeQL workflow configuration

Updated CodeQL workflow to restrict permissions and schedule analysis.

Author: HackingRepo

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main", "DSSRF_Branch_Rule" ]
   schedule:
-    - cron: '* * * * *'
+    - cron: '0 13 * * *' 
+
+# SCORECARD FIX: Top-level permission restriction (SolarWinds Defense)
+permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
     runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    
+    # Job-level permissions (Least Privilege)
     permissions:
-      # required for all workflows
-      security-events: write
-
-      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
-      packages: read
-
-      # only required for workflows in private repositories
-      actions: read
-      contents: read
+      security-events: write # Required to upload results
+      packages: read         # Required for CodeQL packs
+      actions: read          # Required for private repo status
+      contents: read         # Required to scan code
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -31,24 +31,22 @@ jobs:
           build-mode: none
         - language: javascript-typescript
           build-mode: none
-        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'actions', 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'rust', 'swift'
-        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
-        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
-        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
-        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
-        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
-        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
-        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@0c366fd6a839edf440554fa01a7085ccba70ac98
+      # Pinned SHA (v4.2.2 equivalent)
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 
 
-    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      # Pinned SHA (v3 equivalent)
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@7434149006143a4d75b82a2f411ef15b03ccc2d7
       with:
         languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
         build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
-
-        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # Added security-extended to find deeper SSRF issues
         queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@7434149006143a4d75b82a2f411ef15b03ccc2d7
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"