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@eventcatalog/core@4.7.12
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AI Security Review
scanned 18d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest has a CLI entrypoint but no install lifecycle hook. Reviewed runtime matches perform local search-index work or user-facing search, and build analytics is tied to a user-run build with resource reporting guarded by configuration; no concrete attack behavior was found.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Search index generation occurs during catalog build or local development; Pagefind loading follows use of the search interface. Build telemetry follows a build command, with resource reporting gated by analytics configuration.
Impact
The inspected behavior supports catalog search and analytics. No concrete malicious effect was established.
Mechanism
The package writes generated search files from catalog content. Configured analytics sends resource counts to its configured endpoint, while command usage is reported as build telemetry.
AI rationale
The manifest has a CLI entrypoint but no install lifecycle hook. Reviewed runtime matches perform local search-index work or user-facing search, and build analytics is tied to a user-run build with resource reporting guarded by configuration; no concrete attack behavior was found.
Evidence
package.jsonbin/eventcatalog.jsdist/eventcatalog.cjseventcatalog/src/components/Search/SearchModal.tsx
Network endpoints2
api.ecingest.dev/v1/analytics/ingestqueue.simpleanalyticscdn.com/events
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 91.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest exposes a CLI and contains no install lifecycle hook.
- The bundled search index code collects catalog records, writes Pagefind files, and removes the prior generated index.
- The indexed search build runs from the catalog build path; development rebuilds are tied to the local watcher and Markdown changes.
- The search component dynamically imports Pagefind and loads the search index for its interface.
- Build telemetry reports resource counts only when analytics is enabled and tracking credentials are configured; the build path also reports command usage.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedeventcatalog/src/components/Search/SearchModal.tsxView file
137const loadPagefindModule = (url: string) => {
L138: const nativeImport = new Function('url', 'return import(url)') as (url: string) => Promise<PagefindModule>;
L139: return nativeImport(url);
High
Eval
Package source references dynamic code evaluation.
eventcatalog/src/components/Search/SearchModal.tsxView on unpkg · L137dist/migrations/message-channels-to-service-channels.cjsView file
35module.exports = __toCommonJS(message_channels_to_service_channels_exports);
L36: var import_node_fs = __toESM(require("fs"), 1);
L37: var import_glob = require("glob");
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
dist/migrations/message-channels-to-service-channels.cjsView on unpkg · L35Findings
2 Critical1 High3 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/eventcatalog.cjs
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/eventcatalog.cjs
HighEvaleventcatalog/src/components/Search/SearchModal.tsx
MediumDynamic Requiredist/migrations/message-channels-to-service-channels.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @eventcatalog/core@4.7.12.
See all versions of @eventcatalog/core for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @eventcatalog/core@4.7.12 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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