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codeplay-common@4.3.4
Common build scripts and files
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource confirms automatic remote updates to project-root AI-agent instruction files during builds, which creates a concrete residual control risk. The updater is build-triggered rather than directly run by the install hooks, and no malicious content is established.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A consumer runs the build command that postinstall added to package.json.
Impact
The downloaded instructions may influence AI agents that read the project's instruction files; the inspected source does not establish that the instructions are malicious.
Mechanism
The build script checks the remote version and, when files are missing or an update is available, downloads an archive and copies its instructions into AGENTS.md and AGENTS.
AI rationale
Source confirms automatic remote updates to project-root AI-agent instruction files during builds, which creates a concrete residual control risk. The updater is build-triggered rather than directly run by the install hooks, and no malicious content is established.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/sync-files.jsfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.jsAGENTS.mdAGENTS/AGENTS/.codeplay-version
Network endpoints1
htmlcodeplay.com
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The build script names a project-root AGENTS.md file and AGENTS directory for agent instructions.
- The manifest runs preinstall cleanup and postinstall file synchronization.
- Postinstall changes the consumer build script to run the package's build script, then saves the modified package.json.
- The synchronizer fetches the remote agent-instruction version and proceeds when the files are missing or the remote version is newer.
- The build script downloads the versioned agent-instruction archive from htmlcodeplay.com.
- The updater copies the archive's AGENTS.md into the project root and recursively copies its AGENTS directory there.
- The build script's main routine calls the agent-instruction updater.
Evidence against
- The updater runs from the consumer's build command; the manifest install hooks themselves run cleanup and synchronization scripts.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
Source & flagged code
10 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = node scripts/uninstall.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgfiles/buildCodeplay/apk-store-builder.jsView file
1const { spawn } = require("child_process");
L2: const path = require("path");
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
files/buildCodeplay/apk-store-builder.jsView on unpkg · L1scripts/sync-files.jsView file
1const fs = require("fs");
L2: const path = require("path");
Medium
Findings
1 Critical9 High4 Medium4 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltafiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processfiles/buildCodeplay/apk-store-builder.js
HighShell
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationfiles/take-responsive-screenshot.js#virtual:string-array:round1
HighRuntime Package Installfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityfiles/iap-install-2.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityfiles/buildCodeplay/manifestModification.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityfiles/scripts/setup-baseline-profile.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to codeplay-common@4.3.4.
See all versions of codeplay-common for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of codeplay-common@4.3.4 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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