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@socketsecurity/cli@1.8.2
⚠ Under reviewCLI for Socket.dev
AI Security Review
scanned 22d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe inspected credential-transfer finding is consistent with vendored npm registry tooling, and no concrete attack was established. The CLI can invoke a bundled executable Maven extension whose class behavior remains unresolved, so manual review is warranted.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user invokes a Maven manifest scan through the CLI.
Impact
The extension’s effects during that scan cannot be determined from the inspected source and archive analysis.
Mechanism
The CLI places the bundled extension JAR on Maven’s classpath and runs the validate phase; inspected archive analysis lists executable classes but does not resolve their behavior.
AI rationale
The inspected credential-transfer finding is consistent with vendored npm registry tooling, and no concrete attack was established. The CLI can invoke a bundled executable Maven extension whose class behavior remains unresolved, so manual review is warranted.
Evidence
dist/cli.js.lpm-inspection-23fQNn/0-1028839f98da.txtdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 89.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The CLI invokes a bundled Maven extension during a Maven manifest scan, adding the JAR to Maven’s classpath and running validate.
- The archive contains executable Java class files whose behavior the offline analysis could not resolve.
- No concrete attack was established in the inspected credential-handling code; its auth headers are part of the vendored npm registry client.
Evidence against
- The package maps its executable aliases to CLI entrypoints, and the launcher starts the bundled CLI.
- The flagged libnpmpack module is lazily loaded by package tooling, and its inspected code builds npm authorization headers.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
18 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
19L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
High
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView file
1152if (this.options.stringify && code.indexOf('return ') === 0) {
L1153: return new Function('', code)();
L1154: }
High
Eval
Package source references dynamic code evaluation.
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView on unpkg · L1152bin/npm-cli.jsView file
4void (async () => {
L5: const Module = require('node:module')
L6: const path = require('node:path')
Findings
3 Critical9 High8 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/vendor.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/shadow-pnpm-bin2.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighShell
HighEvalexternal/blessed/lib/tput.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/cli.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @socketsecurity/cli@1.8.2.
See all versions of @socketsecurity/cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of @socketsecurity/cli@1.8.2 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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