AI Security Review
scanned 9d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiNo confirmed malicious attack surface was established. The package starts a local Bossmode server only after the user runs its CLI, and stores its own config, pid, and log files.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
User runs `bossmode on`, `bossmode off`, or `bossmode status`.
Impact
Starts/stops a local web service and stores Bossmode configuration; no confirmed exfiltration or persistence beyond the requested daemon.
Mechanism
user-invoked local daemon management
Rationale
Static inspection found risky primitives, but they are aligned with the package's CLI/server purpose and are user-invoked rather than lifecycle-triggered. I found no concrete credential theft, destructive behavior, remote payload execution, or unconsented AI-agent control-surface mutation.
Evidence
package.jsondist/cli/index.jsdist/server/daemon.jsdist/shared/config.js~/.bossmode/config.json~/.bossmode/bossmode.pid~/.bossmode/bossmode.log
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 84.0% confidence as Benign with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- package.json defines no install/preinstall/postinstall lifecycle hooks; only a user-invoked bin exists.
- dist/cli/index.js forks dist/server/daemon.js only when `bossmode on` is run, with host/port from config or CLI flags.
- dist/shared/config.js writes config and pid/log files under ~/.bossmode or BOSSMODE_DIR, and reads provider API keys from env/config for app use.
- Network-facing behavior is local server startup for a Discord-style AI team chat app; default bind is 127.0.0.1:8080.
Evidence against
- No install-time or import-time execution observed in package.json or CLI entrypoint.
- No credential harvesting/exfiltration endpoints found in inspected CLI/config/server startup files.
- child_process use is limited to forking the package daemon and stopping it by PID.
- Scanner web bundle flags appear consistent with bundled frontend/editor assets, not confirmed remote code execution from inspected source.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedObfuscatedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
4 flagged · loading sourcedist/cli/index.jsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import { fork } from "node:child_process";
L3: import { openSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
High
web/dist/assets/index-Dv2cHOEN.jsView file
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L10: `,after:`
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Critical
Download Execute
Source downloads or fetches remote code and executes it.
web/dist/assets/index-Dv2cHOEN.jsView on unpkg · L8897}
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High
Shell
Package source references shell execution.
web/dist/assets/index-Dv2cHOEN.jsView on unpkg · L897web/dist/assets/livescript-BwQOo05w.jsView file
1var f=function(e,n){var g=n.next||"start";{n.next=n.next;var k=x[g];if(k.splice){for(var l=0;l<k.length;++l){var t=k[l];if(t.regex&&e.match(t.regex))return n.next=t.next||n.next,t....
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
web/dist/assets/livescript-BwQOo05w.jsView on unpkg · L1Findings
1 Critical2 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalDownload Executeweb/dist/assets/index-Dv2cHOEN.js
HighChild Processdist/cli/index.js
HighShellweb/dist/assets/index-Dv2cHOEN.js
MediumDynamic Requireweb/dist/assets/livescript-BwQOo05w.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowObfuscated
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings