@papi-ai/server@0.402.35
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AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource supports a warning for explicit agent configuration mutation and persistent execution capability. The absence of registry-install hooks and the explicit activation gates do not support blocking this release as malicious.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Calling the MCP setup tool or invoking the statusline helper with --install.
Impact
Agent sessions can subsequently allow PAPI tools and execute configured hooks or the statusline command without repeating setup. The statusline command can resolve a later CLI release.
Mechanism
Setup persists wildcard PAPI tool permissions and project hooks; statusline installation persists a command that invokes npx.
AI rationale
Source supports a warning for explicit agent configuration mutation and persistent execution capability. The absence of registry-install hooks and the explicit activation gates do not support blocking this release as malicious.
Evidence
dist/index.jsdist/statusline.js.claude/settings.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook and no runtime self-dependency.
- The flagged location in dist/backfill-cycle-metrics.js queries Git history for documentation paths rather than modifying agent configuration.
- The explicit setup tool in dist/index.js adds wildcard PAPI tool permissions to project Claude settings and can register a frontend design hook.
- The statusline helper writes a command invoking npx into user Claude settings only when explicitly invoked with --install; existing statusline entries are preserved.
Evidence against
- No confirmed credential theft, hidden payload execution, or malicious install-time mutation was established.
- Statusline authentication uses caller-supplied credentials or the bearer configured for the same MCP endpoint.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/backfill-cycle-metrics.jsView file
863});
L864: import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L865: function isGitAvailable() {
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/backfill-cycle-metrics.jsView on unpkg · L863dist/index.jsView file
23853try {
L23854: const executable = process.platform === "win32" ? process.env.ComSpec ?? "cmd.exe" : "npm";
L23855: const args = process.platform === "win32" ? ["/d", "/s", "/c", "npm --version"] : ["--version"];
High
•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index.js:
const hostedSupabaseUrl = cleanUrl(env.hostedSupabaseUrl);
dataEndpoint: cleanUrl(env.dataEndpoint) ?? (hostedSupabaseUrl ? `${hostedSupabaseUrl}/functions/v1/data-proxy` : void 0) ?? (selfHosted ? void 0 : `${HOSTED_SUPABASE_URL}/function...
import { mkdirSync, readFileSync as readFileSync2, writeFileSync, chmodSync } from "fs";
hostedSupabaseUrl: process.env["PAPI_HOSTED_SUPABASE_URL"]
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`
"Authorization": `Bearer ${this.apiKey}`
`Auth: Invalid API key \u2014 PAPI_DATA_API_KEY was rejected by the proxy.
* Validate API key and project access against the proxy.
Findings
5 High4 Medium5 Low
HighChild Processdist/backfill-cycle-metrics.js
HighShelldist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighExternal Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/statusline.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumShips Build Helperdesign-assets/hooks/frontend-design-guard.sh
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/index.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @papi-ai/server@0.402.35.
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