ft-scout@6.0.1
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scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is a concrete, opt-in but critical remote-code-execution and credential-disclosure vulnerability, not an install-time attack. The source does not establish a hidden malicious lifecycle or unrelated exfiltration path.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Run `scout dashboard`, then send a request to its listening port.
Impact
A reachable attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands in the user's current project and read saved authentication data.
Mechanism
Unauthenticated cross-origin command injection into child_process.exec.
AI rationale
This is a concrete, opt-in but critical remote-code-execution and credential-disclosure vulnerability, not an install-time attack. The source does not establish a hidden malicious lifecycle or unrelated exfiltration path.
Evidence
bin/src/commands/dashboard.jsbin/src/server/server.js~/.ft/auth.jsoncurrent working directory
Network endpoints1
localhost:9120
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 98.0% confidence as Critical Vulnerability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The dashboard command starts an HTTP server without an authentication check.
- The server permits every web origin and passes a request-supplied command into a shell.
- The status endpoint returns the complete saved authentication configuration, including token fields.
Evidence against
- The manifest has no install or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The server is activated by the explicit dashboard command.
- The email code is called after user signup and sends a welcome message to that signup address; no secret exfiltration is confirmed.
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@6.0.1.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@6.0.1 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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