@onboarding-yak/react-native@0.8.4
Render remotely configured OnboardingYak onboarding flows in React Native apps.
AI Security Review
scanned 5d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package sends disclosed, limited runtime analytics automatically, but I found no way to disable them. This warrants a warning for default telemetry; the source does not show credential theft or other malicious behavior.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.
Trigger
Mounting the onboarding component and navigating through its screens.
Impact
The service receives usage metadata without an exposed analytics disable option.
Mechanism
The component posts flow and screen events, identifiers, and environment and platform labels to the configured service.
AI rationale
The package sends disclosed, limited runtime analytics automatically, but I found no way to disable them. This warrants a warning for default telemetry; the source does not show credential theft or other malicious behavior.
Evidence
lib/index.jsREADME.md
Network endpoints2
{baseUrl}/api/events{baseUrl}/api/flows/{flowId}
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 83.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The only lifecycle script is `prepublishOnly`, which runs a build.
- When the onboarding component starts and advances, it automatically posts analytics events to `{baseUrl}/api/events`.
- The README discloses the events and says answer text and selected answers are not sent.
- The SDK uses an app-specific publishable key and a configurable service base URL.
Evidence against
- The analytics payload contains flow and session metadata rather than answers or credentials.
- The package describes fetching and rendering remote onboarding flows as its purpose.
Behavioral surface
Network
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
22"scripts": {
"build": "rm -rf lib && tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
"typecheck": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json --noEmit",
"prepublishOnly":
Medium
Suspicious Lifecycle Evidence
The only lifecycle script is `prepublishOnly`, which runs a build.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L22lib/index.jsView file
633void fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '')}/api/events`, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', [KEY_HEADER]: apiKey }, body: JSON.stringify({ app_id: flowId, event_name, sc
Medium
Ai Review Evidence
When the onboarding component starts and advances, it automatically posts analytics events to `{baseUrl}/api/events`.
lib/index.jsView on unpkg · L633703useEffect(() => {
if (ready) {
// A resumed onboarding already counted its start; the step effect below counts the screen it resumes on.
if (!resumed)
track('flow_started');
if (step === 0)
Findings
6 Medium3 Low
MediumNetwork
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/index.js
MediumAi Review Evidencelib/index.js
MediumAi Review EvidenceREADME.md
MediumAi Review EvidenceREADME.md
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
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