Legit Scans for Secrets in SharePoint

Get details on Legit's new ability to scan for secrets in SharePoint.

Secrets, credentials, and non-human identities (NHIs) are proliferating, causing massive headaches for security teams. Some recent incidents include the Sisense breach and Snowflake's stolen credentials. While much of the secrets spotlight has been on hard-coded passwords in source code, there are other popular, but often overlooked, spots for this type of exposure, such as collaboration software.  

With this in mind, Legit is happy to announce the new ability to scan SharePoint for exposed secrets, broadening our coverage and defense against this challenge.  

Many organizations rely on SharePoint to store and share documents, spreadsheets, and internal resources. While this makes collaboration easier, it also introduces a significant security risk — sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, and certificates often gets uploaded and stored unintentionally. 

Why SharePoint is a blind spot for secrets management 

Unlike source code repositories, which are regularly scanned for secrets as part of DevSecOps pipelines, SharePoint is often overlooked.  

However, it is common for employees to: 

• Store API keys, database credentials, and passwords in spreadsheets or text documents in SharePoint for easy access. 

• Share sensitive configuration files that contain hardcoded credentials in SharePoint. 

• Save backups of scripts or code snippets that include authentication tokens in SharePoint.

Since SharePoint is designed for easy sharing, these exposed secrets can quickly spread across teams, departments, or even external collaborators, increasing the risk of unauthorized access. 

The consequences of exposed secrets in SharePoint  

If an attacker gains access to a SharePoint environment with exposed credentials, they could: 

• Use cloud API keys to access and modify infrastructure, leading to data exfiltration or service disruption. 

• Leverage database credentials to extract sensitive customer data. 

• Exploit OAuth tokens to hijack user sessions and gain unauthorized access to critical applications. 

Because SharePoint is not a traditional code repository, security teams lack visibility into or overlook these risks, until it's too late. That's why automated secrets scanning for SharePoint is critical for securing an organization's data. 

How Legit Security's SharePoint secrets scanning works 

The Legit ASPM platform continuously scans SharePoint repositories for exposed secrets, such as cloud credentials, database connection strings, and OAuth tokens, using advanced detection algorithms. 

Legit further integrates seamlessly with existing security workflows to automate remediation. The platform offers developer-friendly remediation guidance to quickly rotate compromised secrets. 

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Learn More 

Learn more about Legit’s secrets scanning capabilities, or, for a limited time, get a 2-week free trial to see first-hand the power of Legit secrets detection and prevention.