codeplay-common@4.9.1
Common build scripts and files
AI Security Review
scanned 4d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection confirms that install-time project modification wires a later build to an automatic vendor-hosted agent instruction updater. The update is version-gated, but source does not show a user confirmation before existing project instructions are replaced, so a warning is appropriate.
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
Package installation modifies the build script; a later build command invokes the updater.
Impact
Project agent instructions can change without a separate confirmation at update time, creating a residual risk of vendor-controlled changes to agent behavior.
Mechanism
The updater fetches version metadata and an archive, then replaces AGENTS.md and recursively replaces the project AGENTS directory when the remote version is newer.
AI rationale
Source inspection confirms that install-time project modification wires a later build to an automatic vendor-hosted agent instruction updater. The update is version-gated, but source does not show a user confirmation before existing project instructions are replaced, so a warning is appropriate.
Evidence
package.jsonscripts/sync-files.jsfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.4.jsAGENTS.mdAGENTS/
Network endpoints1
htmlcodeplay.com/code-play-plugin/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 87.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- package.json runs cleanup and sync scripts during preinstall and postinstall.
- Postinstall replaces the consumer’s build script and writes the modified package.json.
- The build script invokes a function that fetches agent instructions and replaces project-root AGENTS.md and the AGENTS directory when the remote version is newer.
- The updater downloads its archive from htmlcodeplay.com and replaces the existing AGENTS directory recursively.
Evidence against
- The agent instruction update runs during the build command, not directly in the install hooks, and only replaces files when the remote version is newer.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShellWebSocket
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
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/generate-ai-promo-video.jsView file
17const { createHash } = require('node:crypto');
L18: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
L19: const { createInterface } = require('node:readline/promises');
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
files/generate-ai-promo-video.jsView on unpkg · L1717const { createHash } = require('node:crypto');
L18: const { spawnSync } = require('node:child_process');
L19: const { createInterface } = require('node:readline/promises');
L20:
L21: const projectDirectory = __dirname;
L22: const capacitorConfigPath = path.join(projectDirectory, 'capacitor.config.json');
L23: const capacitorConfig = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(capacitorConfigPath, 'utf8'));
L24: const appName = String(capacitorConfig.appName || '').trim();
...
L41: const appFilePrefix = `${appUniqueId}. ${sanitizeFileNamePart(appName)}`;
L42: const playStoreDownloadUrl = `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=${encodeURIComponent(packageId)}`;
L43: const configuredAppStoreUrl = String(iosStoreConfig.appStoreUrl || '')
...
L88: const promoCopyResultPath = path.join(temporaryDir
Findings
1 Critical8 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltafiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.4.js
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighChild Processfiles/generate-ai-promo-video.js
HighShell
HighRuntime Package Installfiles/buildCodeplay/codeplayBeforeBuild-6.4.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedfiles/buildCodeplay/setSplashAnimation-1.4.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
MediumDynamic Requirescripts/sync-files.js
MediumNetwork
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to codeplay-common@4.9.1.
See all versions of codeplay-common for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of codeplay-common@4.9.1 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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