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@corva/create-app
Create an app to use it in CORVA.AI
This report shows the evidence for @corva/create-app@0.129.0. 1 of 9 known versions is blocked or flagged. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe default release archive includes the project's `.npmrc` and sends the archive to Corva, which can disclose npm credentials to a host outside npm's service. This is a concrete credential-exfiltration risk even though release itself is an explicit command.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs the release command for a project containing a credential-bearing `.npmrc`.
Impact
An npm token in the project file may be disclosed to `api.corva.ai`.
Mechanism
The default archive file list includes `.npmrc`; the release flow streams the archive to the Corva package upload endpoint.
Attack narrative
When a user releases a project, the default archive list includes its `.npmrc`. The release flow uploads that archive to Corva, so any npm credential stored in the file is sent to `api.corva.ai`, outside npm's service. The release command is user-triggered, but the credential is included by default without a separate disclosure or consent.
AI rationale
The default release archive includes the project's `.npmrc` and sends the archive to Corva, which can disclose npm credentials to a host outside npm's service. This is a concrete credential-exfiltration risk even though release itself is an explicit command.
Evidence
lib/flows/steps/zip-file-list-resolve.jslib/flows/steps/release/upload-zip-to-corva.jslib/flows/lib/api.jsproject .npmrc
Network endpoints1
api.corva.ai/v2/apps/{appKey}/packages/upload
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 93.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The default app archive file list includes the project's `.npmrc`, which may contain npm credentials.
- The release flow streams the archive as a package upload.
- The API client sends package uploads to `api.corva.ai`.
Evidence against
- There are no lifecycle scripts; the release command is explicitly invoked by the user.
- Uploading an app archive to Corva is part of the package's stated release purpose.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedcommon/node/.envView file
1patternName = blocked_file
severity = critical
blockedFile = common/node/.env
redactedSecretContext =
secretLikeLines = 2
L1: API_KEY=<redacted:0 empty>
L8: CACHE_URL=<redacted:22 token-like>
Critical
Critical Secret
Package contains a critical-looking secret pattern.
common/node/.envView on unpkg · L1common/python/MakefileView file
•path = common/python/Makefile
kind = build_helper
sizeBytes = 529
magicHex = [redacted]
Medium
Ships Build Helper
Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.
common/python/MakefileView on unpkgtemplates/scheduler_natural-time/python/test/app_test.pyView file
Findings
1 Critical3 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalCritical Secretcommon/node/.env
HighPayload In Excluded Dirtemplates/scheduler_natural-time/python/test/app_test.py
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedlib/commands/create.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltalib/flows/steps/release/upload-zip-to-corva.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helpercommon/python/Makefile
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @corva/create-app@0.129.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing @corva/create-app@0.129.0. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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