gatsby-core-theme@44.37.1
Gatsby Theme NPM Package
AI Security Review
scanned 6d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe flagged external redirect is a false alarm, but the newsletter form automatically discloses a visitor’s IP to api.ipify.org on mount without an apparent consent control or opt-out. This is undisclosed runtime tracking, so the version warrants a warning rather than a publish block.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
The newsletter form component mounts, whether or not the visitor submits it.
Impact
The IP is disclosed to the IP lookup service on mount and is included with signup details if the visitor submits the form. The reviewed redirect is same-site.
Mechanism
It requests the visitor’s public IP from api.ipify.org and stores it for a later subscription request to bacom.dk.
AI rationale
The flagged external redirect is a false alarm, but the newsletter form automatically discloses a visitor’s IP to api.ipify.org on mount without an apparent consent control or opt-out. This is undisclosed runtime tracking, so the version warrants a warning rather than a publish block.
Evidence
src/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.jssrc/components/molecules/newsletter/index.jssrc/helpers/getters.mjs
Network endpoints2
api.ipify.org/?format=jsonbacom.dk/subscribe/gig/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- When the newsletter form mounts, it automatically calls api.ipify.org and stores the returned IP, before form submission.
- The subscription request sends the visitor’s IP alongside the entered name and email to bacom.dk.
- The form validates required fields and invokes the custom submission handler from its submit handler.
- The success redirect is built from the configured site URL and the current page path.
Evidence against
- The IP lookup and subscription request are part of a newsletter signup flow; name and email are sent to the subscription endpoint after a form submission.
- The flagged redirect points back to the configured site’s page URL with a subscribed query parameter, not to an external destination.
- The inspected code does not collect credentials or show unrelated account actions.
Behavioral surface
CryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNativeBindingsNetwork
Source & flagged code
6 flagged__mocks__/gatsby.jsView file
1const React = require('react');
L2:
Medium
Dynamic Require
Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.
__mocks__/gatsby.jsView on unpkg · L1src/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.jsView file
29const getData = async () => {
L30: await fetch("https://api.ipify.org/?format=json", {
L31: method: "GET",
L32: })
L33: .then((response) => response.json())
L34: .then((data) => {
...
L56: const timestamp = (Date.now() / 1000) | 0;
L57: const refUrl = removeTrailingSlash(process.env.GATSBY_SITE_URL);
L58: const validatePhoneNr = typeof phomeNumber === "undefined";
...
L74: res.text().then((text) => {
L75: text === "OK" ? (window.location.href = redirectUrl) : setError(true);
L76: })
Critical
Browser Phishing Redirect
Source redirects browser users to an external URL carrying identity material.
src/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.jsView on unpkg · L29Findings
1 Critical1 High6 Medium4 Low
CriticalBrowser Phishing Redirectsrc/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limitedsrc/components/app-tracker-ssr.js
MediumDynamic Require__mocks__/gatsby.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.js
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.js
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/components/molecules/newsletter/form/index.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to gatsby-core-theme@44.37.1.
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