registry / codeplay-common / 4.4.5
codeplay-common@4.4.5
Common build scripts and files
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe source confirms a first-party agent-instruction update capability that runs during a project build and can change AGENTS.md and AGENTS/. The source does not show a confirmed attack or an npm lifecycle mutation of those agent files, so this merits a warning rather than a publication block.
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
The consumer runs the build script that the package's postinstall synchronizer installs or updates.
Impact
Changed project agent guidance may affect how AI tools behave in that project.
Mechanism
The build code checks a remote version, downloads an archive when instructions are missing or outdated, and writes AGENTS.md and files under AGENTS/ without a separate update prompt.
AI rationale
The source confirms a first-party agent-instruction update capability that runs during a project build and can change AGENTS.md and AGENTS/. The source does not show a confirmed attack or an npm lifecycle mutation of those agent files, so this merits a warning rather than a publication block.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/sync-files.jsfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.jsAGENTS.mdAGENTS/
Network endpoints1
htmlcodeplay.com/code-play-plugin/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest runs a postinstall synchronizer that copies package files into the consumer project and rewrites its build script.
- That build script runs the bundled setup code, which checks for updated agent instructions during the build.
- When the remote version is newer or local instructions are missing, the code downloads an archive and writes AGENTS.md and files under AGENTS/.
- The package selects AGENTS.md and AGENTS/ as the instruction files it manages.
Evidence against
- The agent-instruction update is triggered through a project build, rather than directly by an npm lifecycle hook.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
11 flagged · loading sourcepackage.jsonView file
•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/sync-files.js
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgfiles/generate-ai-promo-video.jsView file
7const { createHash } = require('node:crypto');
L8: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
L9:
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
files/generate-ai-promo-video.jsView on unpkg · L77const { createHash } = require('node:crypto');
L8: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
L9:
L10: const projectDirectory = __dirname;
L11: const capacitorConfigPath = path.join(projectDirectory, 'capacitor.config.json');
L12: const capacitorConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(capacitorConfigPath, 'utf8'));
L13: const appName = String(capacitorConfig.appName || '').trim();
...
L30: const appFilePrefix = `${appUniqueId}. ${sanitizeFileNamePart(appName)}`;
L31: const playStoreDownloadUrl = `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=${encodeURIComponent(packageId)}`;
L32: const configuredAppStoreUrl = String(iosStoreConfig.appStoreUrl || '')
...
L107: title_line_2: { type: 'string' },
L108: body: { type: 'string' },
Findings
1 Critical9 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltafiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.2.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processfiles/generate-ai-promo-video.js
HighShell
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/take-screen-image.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityfiles/buildCodeplay/manifestModification.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similarityfiles/scripts/setup-baseline-profile.js
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to codeplay-common@4.4.5.
See all versions of codeplay-common for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of codeplay-common@4.4.5 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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