@readystack/testimonial-lint-ftc-465@1.0.1
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Fake, placeholder and AI-drafted testimonials in landing-page code, checked against 16 CFR Part 465 (up to $53,088 per violation)
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package sends runtime use and paywall telemetry by default in human terminal or MCP sessions, without README disclosure. Its payloads are limited and opt-outs exist, so this is suspicious telemetry rather than evidence of credential or project-data theft.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
A free CLI run in a terminal, or a missing or invalid license during a terminal or MCP session; telemetry can be disabled with the documented-in-code environment checks.
Impact
The vendor can count package use and license failures. The inspected telemetry payloads do not expose user or project data.
Mechanism
The CLI sends event type, package slug, source and reason to getreadystack.com/api/ev. The source provides opt-outs, but the README does not disclose this telemetry.
AI rationale
The package sends runtime use and paywall telemetry by default in human terminal or MCP sessions, without README disclosure. Its payloads are limited and opt-outs exist, so this is suspicious telemetry rather than evidence of credential or project-data theft.
Evidence
cli.jslicense.js
Network endpoints1
getreadystack.com/api/ev
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 92.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- A free CLI run calls pingUse().
- pingUse posts a use event containing the package slug, CLI source and reason to getreadystack.com/api/ev; it is enabled by default for terminal users.
- When a license key is absent or invalid, pingPaywall can post a paywall event with the package slug, source and reason to the same endpoint.
Evidence against
- The telemetry is limited to package-use and paywall event fields; the shown payloads do not include credentials, file contents, hostnames or usernames.
- The telemetry functions honor DO_NOT_TRACK=1, READYSTACK_NO_TELEMETRY and CI, and require a terminal or MCP session.
- License validation and fetching the paid rules feed are part of the package’s licensing and rules features.
Behavioral surface
EnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedlicense.jsView file
2'use strict';
L3: const https = require('https'), fs = require('fs'), path = require('path'), os = require('os');
L4: const ORG_ID = 'a5cdf664-d8e7-4f87-8895-056717aaba17';
...
L9: const RECHECK_MS = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000; // re-ask Polar every 7 days (refunds / cancellations)
L10: function storePath() { return path.join(process.env.READYSTACK_HOME || path.join(os.homedir(), '.config', 'readystack'), SLUG + '.json'); }
L11: function load() { try { return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(storePath(), 'utf8')); } catch (e) { return {}; } }
L12: function save(o) { try { fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(storePath()), { recursive: true }); fs.writeFileSync(storePath(), JSON.stringify(o)); } catch (e) { /* read-only home: still work...
...
L31: req.on('error', function () { resolve({ ok: false, offline:
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
license.jsView on unpkg · L22Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> cli.js -> license.js
L2: 'use strict';
L3: const https = require('https'), fs = require('fs'), path = require('path'), os = require('os');
L4: const ORG_ID = 'a5cdf664-d8e7-4f87-8895-056717aaba17';
...
L9: const RECHECK_MS = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000; // re-ask Polar every 7 days (refunds / cancellations)
L10: function storePath() { return path.join(process.env.READYSTACK_HOME || path.join(os.homedir(), '.config', 'readystack'), SLUG + '.json'); }
L11: function load() { try { return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(storePath(), 'utf8')); } catch (e) { return {}; } }
L12: function save(o) { try { fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(storePath()), { recursive: true }); fs.writeFileSync(storePath(), JSON.stringify(o)); } catch (e) { /* read-only home: still work...
...
L31
Findings
2 Critical2 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationlicense.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitylicense.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitylicense.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationlicense.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
MediumAi Review Evidencecli.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @readystack/testimonial-lint-ftc-465@1.0.1.
See all versions of @readystack/testimonial-lint-ftc-465 for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @readystack/testimonial-lint-ftc-465@1.0.1 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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