registry / create-express-modular / 3.3.8
create-express-modular@3.3.8
Scaffold a modular, domain-driven Express + TypeScript backend. Choose your database (Mongoose, Prisma, or Drizzle) and validator (Zod or Joi). Optionally add JWT auth and Docker setup.
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe manifest exposes an interactive scaffolding CLI. The flagged Stripe references are documentation examples, and the observed network request retrieves only this package's latest version from the npm registry.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Running CLI commands that perform an update check, such as build, list, or add; scaffolding writes project files after the user runs the CLI.
Impact
No credential redirection or command-output exfiltration was found in the inspected paths.
Mechanism
The update check requests this package's latest version from registry.npmjs.org and caches the version and timestamp. Auth scaffolding verifies application tokens locally against the generated project's JWT configuration.
AI rationale
The manifest exposes an interactive scaffolding CLI. The flagged Stripe references are documentation examples, and the observed network request retrieves only this package's latest version from the npm registry.
Evidence
os.tmpdir()/create-express-modular-update.jsonscaffolded project/AGENTS.mdscaffolded project/CLAUDE.md
Network endpoints1
registry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 96.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest describes a project-scaffolding CLI and maps its executable commands to dist/bin/cli.js.
- The update check sends a GET request to registry.npmjs.org for this package's latest version.
- The CLI uses the update check for commands such as build and displays a notice only when a newer version is found.
- The added auth generator verifies application tokens using the generated project's JWT secret; the inspected code does not send the token elsewhere.
- The agent documentation generator writes AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md into the scaffolded project.
Evidence against
- The STRIPE_SECRET_KEY matches are documentation examples for adding or removing an environment variable, not code that reads or transmits the secret.
- The prepublishOnly script runs a build and is not a registry-install lifecycle hook.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell
Source & flagged code
6 flaggeddist/bin/cli.jsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';var ue=require('fs'),Re=require('path'),child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I3=require('https'),$3=require('os');function _interopDefault(e){re...
L3: `),{succeed:s=>pe(s),fail:s=>ye(s)};let r=["\u280B","\u2819","\u2839","\u2838","\u283C","\u2834","\u2826","\u2827","\u2807","\u280F"],t=0,n=" ".repeat(e.length+12),i=setInterval(()...
High
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: 'use strict';var ue=require('fs'),Re=require('path'),child_process=require('child_process'),util=require('util'),I3=require('https'),$3=require('os');function _interopDefault(e){re...
L3: `),{succeed:s=>pe(s),fail:s=>ye(s)};let r=["\u280B","\u2819","\u2839","\u2838","\u283C","\u2834","\u2826","\u2827","\u2807","\u280F"],t=0,n=" ".repeat(e.length+12),i=setInterval(()...
L4: `).forEach(i=>{let o=wb(i);o!==null&&console.log(o);});}),t.stderr.setEncoding("utf8"),t.stderr.on("data",n=>{n.split(`
High
Same File Env Network Execution
A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.
dist/bin/cli.jsView on unpkg · L1•Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/bin/cli.js:
`).slice(0,20).forEach(b=>{console.log(` ${Me(b)}`);}));}),A(),console.log(` ${w("\u2500".repeat(50))}`),A();let s=t.every(d=>d.passed),c=t.length,u=t.filter(d=>!d.passed).l...
`);return o!==-1&&(r=kO(r,i,n,o)),n+r+i},ql,h2=(e,...r)=>{let[t]=r;if(!Jo(t)||!Jo(t.raw))return r.join(" ");let n=r.slice(1),i=[t.raw[0]];for(let o=1;o<t.length;o++)i.push(String(n...
`);});var F5=f((V6e,nne)=>{nne.exports={dots:{interval:80,frames:["\u280B","\u2819","\u2839","\u2838","\u283C","\u2834","\u2826","\u2827","\u2807","\u280F"]},dots2:{interval:80,fra...
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Findings
1 Critical6 High3 Medium6 Low
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/lib/authGenerator.js
HighChild Processdist/bin/cli.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/cli.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/bin/cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/bin/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/bin/cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowEval
LowFilesystem
Low
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to create-express-modular@3.3.8.
See all versions of create-express-modular for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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