--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wix/create-app/v/0.0.280" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/@wix/create-app/v/0.0.280.md" package: "@wix/create-app" report_status: "published" title: "@wix/create-app@0.0.280 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.0.280" --- # @wix/create-app@0.0.280 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 17 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Telemetry warning (can be blocked) - **Public report status:** Published - **Threat category:** Telemetry - **Selected version:** 0.0.280 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai) This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions. AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy. The package performs runtime telemetry to Wix's own endpoint and includes command arguments and non-censored flag values. This may expose identifying or sensitive input, so the behavior merits a warning; the reviewed credential flow targets Wix services. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 82.0% - **Started:** 2026-10-31T12:27:06.185Z - **Finished:** 2026-10-31T12:28:14.570Z - **Download time:** 780 ms - **Static scan time:** 11559 ms - **AI review time:** 56045 ms - **Total time:** 68385 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis ### Published attack-surface review - **Summary:** Runtime command telemetry may report user-supplied arguments and flags to Wix analytics. - **Trigger:** When the CLI command starts. - **Impact:** Arguments or non-censored flag values could contain identifying or sensitive data. - **Evidence paths:** build/index.js - **Review source:** ai\_review - **Reviewed:** 2026-10-31T12:28:14.570Z ### AI review details - **Review stage:** source\_first\_review - **Mechanism:** The command-start event includes raw command arguments and sanitized flags, with only apiKey and refreshToken flag names censored; it is sent to the Wix telemetry endpoint. - **Rationale:** The package performs runtime telemetry to Wix's own endpoint and includes command arguments and non-censored flag values. This may expose identifying or sensitive input, so the behavior merits a warning; the reviewed credential flow targets Wix services. - **Files touched:** CLI auth data file (path resolved by getApiKeyAuthDataFilePath()) - **Network endpoints:** https://frog.wix.com, https://manage.wix.com, https://editor.wix.com, https://code.wix.com, https://www.wix.com, https://www.wixapis.com ### Review decision - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn - **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability - **False-positive risk:** Medium - **Evidence for warning:** The CLI reports command arguments and flags in its command-start telemetry; only apiKey and refreshToken flags are censored., The telemetry logger defaults to Wix's frog.wix.com endpoint., The package is a Wix app creation CLI and exposes bin/index.cjs as its executable. - **Evidence against:** The manifest has no install lifecycle scripts., Wix API destinations are Wix-owned hosts., API key auth data is read from the CLI's auth file and used in a Wix account request. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to @wix/create-app@0.0.280. - Review the evidence and your use of @wix/create-app@0.0.280 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. ## Public findings ### 1. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 2. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** build/chunk-HUXGF57B.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L2405: init_esm_shims(); L2406: var cp = __require("child_process"); L2407: var parse = require_parse(); ``` ### 3. High: Eval - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 80.0% - **Path:** build/generator-A447FITL.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references dynamic code evaluation. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L242: exports.localsName = _DEFAULT_LOCALS_NAME; L243: exports.promiseImpl = new Function("return this;")().Promise; L244: exports.resolveInclude = function(name, filename, isDir) { ``` ### 4. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 5. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 6. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 7. High: Credential Redirect Persistence - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 94.0% - **Path:** build/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration. build/index.js: // ../../node_modules/@wix/http-client/node_modules/@[redacted].js function authorization(signedInstance) { return { authorization: signedInstance }; var init_authorization = __esm({ "../../node_modules/@wix/http-client/node_modules/@[redacted].js"() { authorization(opts.signedInstance), init_authorization(); if (opts.baseURL) { ``` ### 8. High: Command Output Exfiltration - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 82.0% - **Path:** build/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L106: __commonJS, L107: __dirname, L108: __esm, ... L752: { L753: name: "AppVeyor", L754: constant: "APPVEYOR", ... L1075: var vendors = require_vendors(); L1076: var env5 = process.env; L1077: Object.defineProperty(exports, "_vendors", { ... L1311: } L1312: process26.exitCode = code || /* istanbul ignore next */ L1313: 0; ``` ### 9. Critical: Download Execute - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** build/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L106: __commonJS, L107: __dirname, L108: __esm, ... L752: { L753: name: "AppVeyor", L754: constant: "APPVEYOR", ... L1075: var vendors = require_vendors(); L1076: var env5 = process.env; L1077: Object.defineProperty(exports, "_vendors", { ... L1311: } L1312: process26.exitCode = code || /* istanbul ignore next */ L1313: 0; ``` ### 10. High: Cross File Remote Execution Context - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 72.0% - **Path:** build/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Cross-file remote execution chain: build/index.js spawns build/build-6IMWAXMA.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L106: __commonJS, L107: __dirname, L108: __esm, ... L752: { L753: name: "AppVeyor", L754: constant: "APPVEYOR", ... L1075: var vendors = require_vendors(); L1076: var env5 = process.env; L1077: Object.defineProperty(exports, "_vendors", { ... L1311: } L1312: process26.exitCode = code || /* istanbul ignore next */ L1313: 0; ``` ### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** build/index.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> bin/index.cjs -> bin/import.cjs -> build/index.js L106: __commonJS, L107: __dirname, L108: __esm, ... L752: { L753: name: "AppVeyor", L754: constant: "APPVEYOR", ... L1075: var vendors = require_vendors(); L1076: var env5 = process.env; L1077: Object.defineProperty(exports, "_vendors", { ... L1311: } L1312: process26.exitCode = code || /* istanbul ignore next */ L1313: 0; ``` ### 12. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 13. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 14. Medium: Ships Wasm Module - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 70.0% - **Path:** build/yoga.wasm - **Public source:** [View source]() Package ships WebAssembly modules. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```text path = build/yoga.wasm kind = wasm_module sizeBytes = 88658 magicHex = [redacted] ``` ### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 16. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ### 17. High: Semantic Analysis Limited - **Category:** Scanner Coverage - **Confidence:** 100.0% - **Path:** build/generator-A447FITL.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_alias_growth_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1 ``` ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 0 - **Optional dependencies:** 0 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 35 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 0 ## Package metadata - **Package:** @wix/create-app - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.0.280 - **Version published:** 2026-10-30T09:15:03.041Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-02T07:52:06.572Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-01T16:06:11.344Z - **Known versions:** 39 - **Latest version:** 0.0.282 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** Create Wix apps - **Author:** Ihor Machuzhak - **Maintainers:** wix-ci, wixnpm, wix-ambassador, wix-ci-publisher, wix-bi-publisher, usability-sessions, bryanp-wix, ethanp, omrili, wix-org-headless, falconci, roir-wix - **Keywords:** wix, wix-cli - **Runtime engines:** node: \>= 24.18.0 - **Artifact files:** 40 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 13,065,366 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 2 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]() - [Homepage]()