@dcloude/baileys@0.1.1
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WhatsApp Baileys Library Modification to make it easier for developers to develop for anything
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package performs account actions toward publisher-chosen WhatsApp targets by default when a socket connects. The opt-out does not make those follows user-requested, so this meets the malicious account-action rule.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
A user creates and successfully connects a socket with the default configuration.
Impact
The user's WhatsApp account is made to follow channels chosen by the package publisher without an explicit request.
Mechanism
The connection handler sends follow requests for hard-coded newsletter JIDs; disabling or overriding the behavior requires caller configuration.
Attack narrative
When a socket first connects, the package automatically follows a publisher-selected list of WhatsApp newsletters using the user's account. The list is enabled by default; users must configure an override or opt out to prevent the follows.
AI rationale
The package performs account actions toward publisher-chosen WhatsApp targets by default when a socket connects. The opt-out does not make those follows user-requested, so this meets the malicious account-action rule.
Evidence
lib/Defaults/index.jslib/Socket/newsletter.jslib/Socket/index.js
Network endpoints1
web.whatsapp.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 98.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The default connection config selects a hard-coded list of WhatsApp newsletter JIDs.
- On the first successful socket connection, the package sends follow requests for every configured JID unless the caller overrides or disables the list.
- The socket factory layers in the newsletter functionality, so this behavior is part of the normal socket flow.
- The preinstall script only checks the Node.js version and exits on versions below 20.
Evidence against
- The package documents an opt-out and allows callers to supply their own channel list.
- The inspected GraphQL transport targets WhatsApp and Facebook endpoints; no unrelated credential destination was identified.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
9 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = node ./engine-requirements.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkglib/WABinary/constants.jsView file
600patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 600
High
High Secret
Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600600patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 600
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in lib/WABinary/constants.js
lib/WABinary/constants.jsView on unpkg · L600Findings
5 High6 Medium6 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighHigh Secretlib/WABinary/constants.js
HighSemantic Analysis LimitedWAProto/index.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritylib/Utils/messages-media.js
HighSecret Patternlib/WABinary/constants.js
MediumDynamic Requirelib/antiban.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build HelperWAProto/GenerateStatics.sh
MediumOversized Source FileWAProto/index.js
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Crypto
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @dcloude/baileys@0.1.1.
See all versions of @dcloude/baileys for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing @dcloude/baileys@0.1.1. 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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