ft-scout@5.0.9
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AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is a concrete, cross-origin local remote-code-execution vulnerability, but it is activated by an explicit dashboard command rather than an install hook. The inspected email path is signup-related rather than credential exfiltration.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
The user runs the dashboard command and a browser or local process sends POST /api/cli/exec.
Impact
An attacker can run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the user running Scout.
Mechanism
Cross-origin shell-command injection through the local dashboard API.
AI rationale
This is a concrete, cross-origin local remote-code-execution vulnerability, but it is activated by an explicit dashboard command rather than an install hook. The inspected email path is signup-related rather than credential exfiltration.
Evidence
bin/src/server/server.jsbin/ft.js
Network endpoints1
localhost:9120/api/cli/exec
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 97.0% confidence as Critical Vulnerability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The dashboard accepts a command string over an unauthenticated local HTTP endpoint with permissive cross-origin access.
- The supplied command is appended to a shell command without quoting or allow-listing, enabling shell-command injection when the dashboard is running.
Evidence against
- package.json has no install lifecycle hook.
- The email utility is invoked from the explicit signup flow and sends verification or welcome mail to the entered address.
- No self-dependency, install-time execution, or confirmed secret-harvesting path was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
14 flaggedbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView file
1patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
High
High Secret
Package contains a high-severity secret pattern.
bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView on unpkg · L11patternName = google_api_key
severity = high
line = 1
High
Secret Pattern
Google API key in bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
bin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.jsView on unpkg · L1bin/src/server/server.jsView file
3import path from 'path';
L4: import { exec } from 'child_process';
L5: import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
bin/src/server/server.jsView on unpkg · L3Findings
2 Critical10 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitybin/src/utils/email.js
HighHigh Secretbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
HighChild Processbin/src/server/server.js
HighShellbin/src/commands/agent.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitybin/src/commands/setup.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
HighRuntime Package Installbin/src/server/server.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobfront-terrain-cli-1.0.0.tgz
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedbin/src/commands/agent.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighSecret Patternbin/src/utils/firebaseAuth.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to ft-scout@5.0.9.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@5.0.9 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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