registry / canvasxpress-cli / 69.4.0
canvasxpress-cli@69.4.0
⚠ Under reviewNode program to run canvasXpress in the command line
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe CLI sources are a user-invoked CanvasXpress renderer with no install lifecycle, but the primary chart script is unreadable binary content. That gap blocks a source-grounded clean or block decision.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Inspection stops at the unreadable chart script referenced by the local HTML template.
Impact
No install-time or automatic compromise was shown. The opaque chart script prevents a final clean or malicious classification.
Mechanism
Readable code starts a headless browser only when a user invokes a render or test command and then opens a local or user-supplied page.
AI rationale
The CLI sources are a user-invoked CanvasXpress renderer with no install lifecycle, but the primary chart script is unreadable binary content. That gap blocks a source-grounded clean or block decision.
Evidence
src/canvasXpress.js
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 62.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- src/canvasXpress.js is reported as a binary file and literal searches returned no readable source, so the script loaded by the local chart page could not be reviewed.
- package.json exposes only the canvasxpress bin and registry dependencies, with no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The bin entry calls the exported CLI function, and render, test, and canvas commands run only after the user passes a command.
Evidence against
- Readable command sources launch Playwright only to open a user-supplied or bundled chart page and write images under the chosen output directory.
- No readable file harvests credentials, evaluates a remote payload, or mutates an agent control surface.
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: exports['init'] = CanvasXpress;
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: exports['init'] = CanvasXpress;
Low
Eval
Package source references a known benign dynamic code generation pattern.
src/canvasXpress.jsView on unpkg · L26Findings
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@69.4.0.
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