registry / canvasxpress-cli / 66.4.0
canvasxpress-cli@66.4.0
⚠ Under reviewNode program to run canvasXpress in the command line
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe readable CLI has no install hook, credential harvesting, or hidden exfiltration. The charting library src/canvasXpress.js is an unreadable binary with no extractable source, so a clean or malicious verdict cannot be grounded.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
There is no install lifecycle hook. Execution starts only when a user runs the canvasxpress binary.
Impact
No confirmed impact. Behavior inside the unread charting file remains unknown.
Mechanism
Readable code parses CLI arguments and can open a local template or a user-supplied page in Playwright. The charting script referenced by that template could not be inspected.
AI rationale
The readable CLI has no install hook, credential harvesting, or hidden exfiltration. The charting library src/canvasXpress.js is an unreadable binary with no extractable source, so a clean or malicious verdict cannot be grounded.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 62.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- package.json exposes only a canvasxpress bin and runtime dependencies, with no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- src/canvasXpress.js is reported as a binary file and has no searchable text, so its script behavior cannot be verified.
- The HTML template loads that unread file as a browser script when a user runs a render command.
- index.js executes only after the bin is invoked and then dispatches the user-supplied command.
Evidence against
- Readable command files contain no child_process, process.env harvesting, eval, or network send of credentials.
- Playwright navigation and local log writes run only after an explicit CLI render or test command.
Behavioral surface
CryptoDynamicRequireEvalFilesystemNetwork
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedPossibleObfuscationTelemetryUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
5 flaggedsrc/canvasXpress.jsView file
26*/
L27: (function(b,a){if(typeof exports==="object"){a(exports)}else{(a((b.CanvasXpress=b.CanvasXpress||{})))}}(this,(function(){var a=(typeof CanvasXpress==="function")?CanvasXpress:null;...
L28: /*! @source http://purl.eligrey.com/github/Blob.js/blob/master/Blob.js */
High
Obfuscated Payload Loader
Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.
src/canvasXpress.jsView on unpkg · L26•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_path_work_budget_exceeded; limitedFiles = 1
High
Semantic Analysis Limited
A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.
src/canvasXpress.jsView on unpkg26*/
L27: (function(b,a){if(typeof exports==="object"){a(exports)}else{(a((b.CanvasXpress=b.CanvasXpress||{})))}}(this,(function(){var a=(typeof CanvasXpress==="function")?CanvasXpress:null;...
L28: /*! @source http://purl.eligrey.com/github/Blob.js/blob/master/Blob.js */
Low
Eval
Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.
Findings
2 High3 Medium7 Low
HighObfuscated Payload Loadersrc/canvasXpress.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedsrc/canvasXpress.js
MediumDynamic Requireindex.js
MediumNetwork
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowEvalsrc/canvasXpress.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowTelemetry
LowUrl Strings
LowNo License
LowSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to canvasxpress-cli@66.4.0.
See all versions of canvasxpress-cli for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of canvasxpress-cli@66.4.0 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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