@emgeebee/phone_cli@3.28.0
mats useful cli scripts
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package silently syncs local Octopus cache data to its docs API when a shared config token is present, and this behavior is not disclosed in the README. The Octopus API credential flow itself appears consistent with the CLI’s advertised purpose, so the evidence supports a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Running the `octo` command when `cal.token` is present in `~/.phone_cli.json`, or when cache updates are flushed.
Impact
Energy-related cached data is sent to the package’s docs backend without the sync being disclosed in the README.
Mechanism
The command reads the shared docs token, fetches a fixed remote cache document, merges it with local cache data, and saves changed or dirty cache data to that service.
AI rationale
The package silently syncs local Octopus cache data to its docs API when a shared config token is present, and this behavior is not disclosed in the README. The Octopus API credential flow itself appears consistent with the CLI’s advertised purpose, so the evidence supports a warning rather than a malicious verdict.
Evidence
dist/octo.jsREADME.md~/.phone_cli.json~/.cache/phone_cli/octo/gas-prices.json~/.cache/phone_cli/octo/electricity-prices.json~/.cache/phone_cli/octo/monthly-averages.json~/.cache/phone_cli/octo/daily-totals.json
Network endpoints2
1q1v3hm1n2.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.comapi.octopus.energy
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The Octopus command reads `cal.token` from the shared config and uses it for a fixed AWS API docs service.
- When that token exists, the command loads local service cache data, merges it with remote data, and uploads changed cache contents.
- The same token is used when saving dirty cache data; this sync behavior is not described in the README.
- The `octo` command triggers cache loading when run and separately sends Octopus credentials to Octopus’s API.
Evidence against
- The package has no install lifecycle scripts.
- Octopus credentials are sent to the Octopus API for the advertised energy lookup feature.
- The cache sync requires an existing `cal.token`; no install-time or import-time upload was identified.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggeddist/fuel.jsView file
1194var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter;
L1195: var childProcess = require("node:child_process");
L1196: var path = require("node:path");
High
38* Constructs the CommanderError class
L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit
L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error
...
L1194: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter;
L1195: var childProcess = require("node:child_process");
L1196: var path = require("node:path");
...
L1244: this._outputConfiguration = {
L1245: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str),
L1246: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str),
...
L1286: * @returns {Command[]}
L1287: * @private
L1288: */
High
Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability
Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.
dist/fuel.jsView on unpkg · L3838Cross-file remote execution chain: dist/fuel.js spawns dist/r.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution.
L38: * Constructs the CommanderError class
L39: * @param {number} exitCode suggested exit code which could be used with process.exit
L40: * @param {string} code an id string representing the error
...
L1194: var EventEmitter = require("node:events").EventEmitter;
L1195: var childProcess = require("node:child_process");
L1196: var path = require("node:path");
...
L1244: this._outputConfiguration = {
L1245: writeOut: (str) => process3.stdout.write(str),
L1246: writeErr: (str) => process3.stderr.write(str),
...
L1286: * @returns {Command[]}
L1287: * @private
L1288: */
Findings
1 Critical4 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/octo.js
HighChild Processdist/fuel.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/fuel.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/fuel.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/ball.js#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @emgeebee/phone_cli@3.28.0.
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