ft-scout@7.0.7
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scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is a concrete command-execution and credential-disclosure vulnerability in an explicit runtime feature, not install-time malware. The absence of lifecycle hooks and the user-invoked trigger support a warning rather than a publication block.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
A user runs scout dashboard and the server becomes reachable.
Impact
An accessible requester can steal stored tokens and run commands with the CLI user's permissions.
Mechanism
Unauthenticated cross-origin HTTP API exposes auth data and shells client input.
AI rationale
This is a concrete command-execution and credential-disclosure vulnerability in an explicit runtime feature, not install-time malware. The absence of lifecycle hooks and the user-invoked trigger support a warning rather than a publication block.
Evidence
bin/src/server/server.jsbin/ft.js~/.ft/auth.json
Network endpoints2
localhost:9120/api/statuslocalhost:9120/api/cli/exec
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 96.0% confidence as Critical Vulnerability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The dashboard starts an unauthenticated HTTP server with permissive cross-origin access.
- Its command endpoint passes client-supplied command text to a shell through exec, enabling remote command execution for a reachable dashboard.
- The status endpoint returns the complete stored authentication configuration, including tokens, to any requester.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- The vulnerable server is activated only by the explicit dashboard command; no install-time execution was found.
- The email code sends account-verification mail and does not send harvested environment values to an unrelated endpoint.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
15 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
3 Critical10 High4 Medium5 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationbin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitybin/src/utils/email.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/src/engine/agentEngine.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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to ft-scout@7.0.7.
See all versions of ft-scout for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of ft-scout@7.0.7 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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