@pmate/cli@0.30.0
CLI utilities for the pMate project
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe active command path forwards an existing credential to an operator-configurable endpoint without a destination allowlist. The behavior is user-invoked and no lifecycle-based malicious behavior was found, so warning is appropriate rather than blocking publication.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Running the call command with a hub URL argument or the hub-base environment variable set.
Impact
A caller who points the configurable hub URL at an untrusted host can expose the existing session credential.
Mechanism
The command reads the local session token, creates a hub client using the configured base URL, and sends the token during authentication.
AI rationale
The active command path forwards an existing credential to an operator-configurable endpoint without a destination allowlist. The behavior is user-invoked and no lifecycle-based malicious behavior was found, so warning is appropriate rather than blocking publication.
Evidence
dist/index.js.pmate/session.json
Network endpoints1
hub.pmate.chat
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 93.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest exposes the compiled CLI and has no install lifecycle hook.
- The call command selects a hub URL from a command argument or environment variable, then authenticates with a stored session token.
- The hub client places that token in its authentication message.
- The executable runs its command dispatcher only when invoked as the main module.
Evidence against
- No install-time execution or self-dependency was found.
- The default hub endpoint is package-aligned.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
9 flaggeddist/index.jsView file
90function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return import_node_path4.default.join(import_node_os3.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs3.readFileSync)(sessionPath, "utf8");
L179: const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
L180: const store = normalizeStore(parsed);
...
L5816: flush(true);
L5817: output.end();
L5818: } catch (error) {
...
L7692: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L7693: if (transport === "websocket") {
L7694: const normalized2 = await _Msg.normalizeForWire(msg);
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L9090Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> dist/index.js
L90: function buildSessionStorePath() {
L91: return import_node_path4.default.join(import_node_os3.default.homedir(), ".pmate", "session.json");
L92: }
...
L178: const raw = (0, import_node_fs3.readFileSync)(sessionPath, "utf8");
L179: const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
L180: const store = normalizeStore(parsed);
...
L5816: flush(true);
L5817: output.end();
L5818: } catch (error) {
...
L7692: static async toWire(msg, transport) {
L7693: if (transport === "websocket") {
L7694: const normalized2 = await _Msg.normalizeForWire(msg);
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
dist/index.jsView on unpkg · L90Findings
2 Critical7 High3 Medium4 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/index.js
HighChild Processdist/index.js
HighShelldist/index.js
HighEvaldist/index.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/index.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/index.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/index.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/index.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @pmate/cli@0.30.0.
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