@badzz88/baileys@8.5.0
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AI Security Review
scanned 14d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe sticker conversion helper exposes a concrete command-injection risk through caller-controlled options. Its explicit API trigger supports a warning rather than a finding of package-level malicious behavior.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A caller invokes videoToWebpSticker with untrusted fps or seconds values.
Impact
Shell metacharacters in those values can execute commands with the package process’s privileges.
Mechanism
The values are interpolated into a command string passed to child_process.exec without shell-safe argument handling.
AI rationale
The sticker conversion helper exposes a concrete command-injection risk through caller-controlled options. Its explicit API trigger supports a warning rather than a finding of package-level malicious behavior.
Evidence
lib/Utils/sticker.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 94.0% confidence as Critical Vulnerability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- In lib/Utils/sticker.js, caller-provided fps and seconds values are interpolated into a shell command that is passed to exec, enabling command injection when those options are untrusted.
- The command runs only when videoToWebpSticker is called; the package manifest exposes lib/index.js and lists no install lifecycle hook.
- lib/WABinary/constants.js places the flagged API-key-like string among WhatsApp binary protocol tokens, consistent with a token table rather than credential handling.
Evidence against
- lib/Utils/messages-media.js restricts supplied media URLs to the mmg.whatsapp.net host and otherwise builds the URL from that host.
- The package manifest’s listed scripts are development utilities and tests, with no install-time execution.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
Source & flagged code
7 flagged · loading sourcelib/WABinary/constants.jsView file
604patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 604
High
High Secret
Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L604604patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 604
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in lib/WABinary/constants.js
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L604lib/antiban.jsView file
1const __importMetaUrl = require('url').pathToFileURL(__filename).href
L2: ;('use strict')
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
lib/antiban.jsView on unpkg · L1Findings
3 High6 Medium5 Low
HighHigh Secretlib/WABinary/constants.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/Utils/sticker.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.js
MediumDynamic Requirelib/antiban.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build HelperWAProto/GenerateStatics.sh
MediumOversized Source FileWAProto/index.js
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptolib/Utils/crypto.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @badzz88/baileys@8.5.0.
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