@papi-ai/server@0.7.108
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AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package sends runtime usage telemetry by default and has no disclosure located in its README, so it warrants a warning under the telemetry rule. The scanner’s credential-redirection claim is not borne out by the statusline code, which sends a configured PAPI bearer to the configured endpoint.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
MCP tool calls and successful setup, plan, or release actions in a running server.
Impact
The package operator can associate tool usage and timing with a PAPI project. The reviewed telemetry payload does not include prompts, code, or command output.
Mechanism
Sends tool and milestone events with project ID and limited usage metadata to the PAPI data-proxy telemetry endpoint. PAPI_TELEMETRY=false or off disables it.
AI rationale
The package sends runtime usage telemetry by default and has no disclosure located in its README, so it warrants a warning under the telemetry rule. The scanner’s credential-redirection claim is not borne out by the statusline code, which sends a configured PAPI bearer to the configured endpoint.
Evidence
dist/index.js
Network endpoints1
api.getpapi.ai/functions/v1/data-proxy/telemetry
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- Runtime telemetry is enabled unless PAPI_TELEMETRY is set to false or off.
- On MCP tool calls, telemetry includes the project ID, tool name, event type, duration, and adapter type; it does not include tool arguments in this call path.
- Hosted telemetry uses the package’s api.getpapi.ai data-proxy endpoint and posts to its /telemetry route.
Evidence against
- The statusline reads a PAPI bearer from configuration and sends it to the configured endpoint’s /peek route; the reviewed code does not redirect an Anthropic credential to a fixed foreign host.
- The telemetry inspected is usage metadata sent to the package’s own service, not prompts, code, command output, or credentials beyond the PAPI key used for authentication.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/backfill-cycle-metrics.jsView file
271});
L272: import { execFileSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
L273: function isGitAvailable() {
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/backfill-cycle-metrics.jsView on unpkg · L271dist/index.jsView file
•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta
matchedPackage = @papi-ai/server@0.7.106
matchedIdentity = npm:QHBhcGktYWkvc2VydmVy:0.7.106
similarity = 0.600
summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file
Critical
Previous Version Dangerous Delta
This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg•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
1 Critical5 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/backfill-cycle-metrics.js
HighShell
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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @papi-ai/server@0.7.108.
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