@grovetech/defender@0.32.1
Active runtime protection for vibe-coded apps — drops in as Express middleware (web + AI layer), blocks prompt injection, PII leaks, and sensitive paths in real time. By Grovetech AI.
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe SDK enables runtime telemetry by default when an API key is present and sends identifying host and request information to the vendor endpoint. This is suspicious telemetry, not evidence of credential exfiltration; the CLI credential flow is tied to an explicit replay command and the package’s own service.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
An application constructs a Defender instance with an API key; telemetry flushes during runtime.
Impact
The vendor receives identifying host and web request details. This is a telemetry privacy risk; the reviewed flow does not show credential theft.
Mechanism
The SDK posts the host name and queued events to the configured endpoint, which defaults to Grovetech. WAF events may include raw client IP, path, and excerpt.
AI rationale
The SDK enables runtime telemetry by default when an API key is present and sends identifying host and request information to the vendor endpoint. This is suspicious telemetry, not evidence of credential exfiltration; the CLI credential flow is tied to an explicit replay command and the package’s own service.
Evidence
dist/esm/index.jsdist/esm/telemetry.jsdist/esm/web-waf.js
Network endpoints1
grovetechai.com/api/defender/ingest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 87.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- With an API key configured, the SDK enables telemetry unless `telemetry: false` is set.
- Telemetry POSTs the host name, package version, request count, and queued events.
- WAF violation events can include a raw client IP address, request path, and excerpt.
- The default telemetry endpoint is `https://grovetechai.com/api/defender/ingest`.
- The package’s middleware purpose includes reporting violations to telemetry.
Evidence against
- The telemetry is sent to the package vendor’s own service and carries the configured Defender API key as authorization.
- Without an API key, the SDK says it runs in audit-only mode with no telemetry uploads.
- The flagged CLI replay flow requires an explicit `replay` command and sends the configured Defender key to the package’s own API.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscation
Source & flagged code
8 flaggedREADME.mdView file
•| AI input | "ignore previous instructions", DAN/jailbreak, token bombs |
High
Ai Reviewer Manipulation
Package text addresses the security reviewer or scanner and tries to influence the review outcome.
README.mdView on unpkgdist/esm/cli.jsView file
4// • `defender init [--dry-run] [--yes]` — autodetekuje framework, vloží
L5: // middleware do entry filu, přidá @grovetech/defender do package.json,
L6: // vytvoří/upraví .env.example a README.md, doinstaluje balíček.
...
L9: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
L10: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
L11: import { PII_PATTERNS } from "./patterns.js";
...
L25: const pkgPath = join(here, "..", "..", "package.json");
L26: const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(pkgPath, "utf8"));
L27: if (pkg.version && /^\d+\.\d+\.\d+/.test(pkg.version))
...
L36: const MAX_FILE_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
L37: const DEFAULT_INGEST = "https://grovetechai.com/api/defender/install-telemetry";
L38: function walk(root) {
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/esm/cli.jsView on unpkg · L4Findings
3 Critical5 High3 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/esm/cli.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/esm/cli.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/cjs/ai.cjs
HighAi Reviewer ManipulationREADME.md
HighChild Processdist/esm/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/esm/cli.js
HighRuntime Package Installdist/esm/cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/cjs/agent-identity.cjs#virtual:normalized:round1
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
Affected versions and remediation
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