---
canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing"
markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing/v/0.1.168.md"
package: "investing"
report_status: "published"
title: "investing@0.1.168 npm security report"
verdict: "suspicious"
version: "0.1.168"
---

# investing@0.1.168 npm security report

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## Verdict summary
**Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 18 finding(s) warrant review before installing.

- **Verdict:** Suspicious
- **Product-default install policy:** Warn
- **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list
- **Public report status:** Published
- **Threat category:** Credential Exfiltration
- **Selected version:** 0.1.168
- **Selected version is latest:** No
- **Analysis source:** AI Security Review (lpm-firewall-ai)

This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions.

AI assessment: suspicious; recommendation: downgrade to warn. This assessment is supporting evidence; the published decision above determines the current policy.

The LLM client can forward a provider API key to a configurable endpoint. The inspected request path does not restrict that endpoint to the provider's official host.

## Latest scan
- **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1
- **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious
- **Recorded analysis confidence:** 88.0%
- **Started:** 2026-10-07T07:23:47.780Z
- **Finished:** 2026-10-07T07:24:38.416Z
- **Download time:** 520 ms
- **Static scan time:** 5546 ms
- **AI review time:** 44569 ms
- **Total time:** 50636 ms

The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs.

## Security analysis

### Published attack-surface review

- **Summary:** The LLM client can forward a provider API key to a configurable endpoint. The inspected request path does not restrict that endpoint to the provider's official host.

- **Trigger:** A consumer invokes the LLM client with a configured base URL and an available provider API key.

- **Impact:** A key may be disclosed to an unintended endpoint if a caller configures an untrusted destination.

- **Evidence paths:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs

- **Review source:** ai\_review

- **Reviewed:** 2026-10-07T07:24:38.416Z

### AI review details

- **Review stage:** source\_first\_review

- **Mechanism:** The client uses the configured base URL for its request and places the API key in the Authorization Bearer header.

- **Rationale:** The request path allows a configured endpoint to receive a provider API key without a destination allowlist. This is conditional credential exposure, so it warrants a warning rather than a block.

- **Files touched:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs

- **Network endpoints:** https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions

### Review decision

- **Verdict:** Suspicious

- **Confidence:** 88.0%

- **Recommended action:** downgrade\_to\_warn

- **Intent class:** Dangerous Capability

- **False-positive risk:** Medium

- **Evidence for warning:** The LLM client accepts a caller-supplied base URL and obtains the provider API key from configuration or the environment., The OpenAI request sends that key as a Bearer credential to the selected URL, without a destination allowlist in the inspected request path., The package exports a runtime entry point; the credential forwarding is conditional on invoking the LLM client.

- **Evidence against:** The endpoint override is supplied through client configuration and the default OpenAI destination is the official API host., No install lifecycle hook is declared in the inspected manifest.

## Affected versions and remediation

This report applies to investing@0.1.168.

- Review the evidence and your use of investing@0.1.168 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.

## Public findings

### 1. Low: Scripts Present
- **Category:** Manifest
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Package declares npm scripts.

### 2. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-CLlAnStL-B7EBGdAY.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-CLlAnStL-B7EBGdAY.cjs>)

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 1
```

### 3. High: Eval
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 80.0%
- **Path:** dist/archiver-web.es-B69gABHP.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/archiver-web.es-B69gABHP.js>)

Package source references dynamic code evaluation.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: import{c as e,g as t}from"./index-D7fsk2gy.js";function r(e){throw new Error('Could not dynamically require "'+e+'". Please configure the dynamicRequireTargets or/and ignoreDynamic...
```

### 4. Medium: Network
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references network APIs.

### 5. Medium: Environment Vars
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 75.0%

Package source references environment variables.

### 6. Low: Filesystem
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 70.0%

Package source references filesystem APIs.

### 7. Critical: Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";const e=require("drizzle-orm"),t=require("xgboost_node"),n=require("yahoo-finance2"),r=require("dotenv"),i=require("axios"),a=require("node-fetch");require("./callGrok...
L2: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${k.identifier(r)} (
...
L12: )
L13: `;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 8. High: Credential Redirect Persistence
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Manifest-reachable source sends a prompted API credential to a fixed unofficial gateway and persists the redirection.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Manifest-reachable source captures an API credential, sends it to a fixed unofficial gateway, and persists that redirection in agent or shell configuration.
dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs:
`;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 9. Critical: Wallet Drain
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/polymarket-updown-15-limit-order-bot-DCC8HE9Z.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/polymarket-updown-15-limit-order-bot-DCC8HE9Z.cjs>)

Source uses private key material to transfer cryptocurrency funds.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";Object.create,Object.defineProperty,Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor,Object.getOwnPropertyNames,Object.getPrototypeOf,Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;const e=require("....
```

### 10. High: Obfuscated Payload Loader
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 86.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-\_V1Ql5Es.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-_V1Ql5Es.cjs>)

Source contains an obfuscated payload loader that reconstructs and executes hidden code.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
L1: "use strict";const e=require("drizzle-orm"),t=require("xgboost_node"),n=require("yahoo-finance2"),r=require("dotenv"),i=require("axios"),a=require("node-fetch");require("./callGrok...
L2: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ${k.identifier(r)} (
...
L12: )
L13: `;await t.run(i);const a=(await t.values(k`SELECT id, hash, created_at FROM ${k.identifier(r)} ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1`))[0]??void 0;await t.transaction(async t=>{for(cons...
```

### 11. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 90.0%
- **Path:** dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs>)

A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.exports -> dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
L1: async function t(t,e={}){const{method:r="GET",headers:n={},params:a={},apiKey:o}=e,s=function(t){const e=t??process.env.DFLOW_API_KEY;if(!e)throw new Error("DFLOW_API_KEY is not co...
```

### 12. High: Trigger Reachable Credential Exfiltration
- **Category:** Source
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs>)

A manifest entrypoint or package-local install chain reaches credential exfiltration behavior.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
Trigger-reachable credential exfiltration chain: manifest.exports -> dist/predictos/data/kalshi.mjs
L1: async function t(t,e={}){const{method:r="GET",headers:n={},params:a={},apiKey:o}=e,s=function(t){const e=t??process.env.DFLOW_API_KEY;if(!e)throw new Error("DFLOW_API_KEY is not co...
```

### 13. Low: High Entropy Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 55.0%

Package source contains high-entropy string patterns.

### 14. Low: Url Strings
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 65.0%

Package source contains URL literals.

### 15. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review
- **Category:** Artifact Inventory
- **Confidence:** 100.0%

Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean.

### 16. High: Semantic Analysis Limited
- **Category:** Scanner Coverage
- **Confidence:** 100.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-D7fsk2gy.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-D7fsk2gy.js>)

A bounded semantic-analysis stage reached its safety limit; remaining detectors completed, but this package requires AI review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_trace_path_limit_exceeded; limitedFiles = 2
```

### 17. High: Known Malware Source Fingerprint Signature
- **Category:** Supply Chain
- **Confidence:** 94.0%
- **Path:** dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs>)

Source fingerprint signature matches a known malicious package signature; route for source-aware review.

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
matchType = malicious_source_fingerprint_signature
signature = 95f32d165ce29021
signatureType = suspicious_hashes
sourceLabel = final_verdict:malicious
matchedPackage = investing@0.1.76
matchedPath = dist/bookmakerAnalysis-CHn1W8uX.cjs
matchedIdentity = npm:aW52ZXN0aW5n:0.1.76
similarity = 1.000
shingleOverlap = 29
summary = package final verdict is malicious
```

### 18. Medium: Secret Pattern
- **Category:** Secrets
- **Confidence:** 75.0%
- **Path:** dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js
- **Public source:** [View source](<https://unpkg.com/investing@0.1.168/dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js>)

Hardcoded password in dist/index-CLlAnStL-C554ZmGF.js

Public source snippet (untrusted):

```javascript
patternName = generic_password
severity = medium
line = 1
```

## Dependencies and install lifecycle
- **Lifecycle scripts present:** No

- **Dependencies:** 25
- **Optional dependencies:** 3
- **Peer dependencies:** 1
- **Development dependencies:** 6
- **Published dependency-graph edges:** 29

### Published dependency entries
- @alpacahq/alpaca-trade-api ^3.1.3 (Dependency)
- @langchain/core ^1.1.8 (Dependency)
- @langchain/google-genai 2.1.3 (Dependency)
- @langchain/groq ^1.0.2 (Dependency)
- @langchain/langgraph ^0.2.0 (Dependency)
- @langchain/openai ^1.2.0 (Dependency)
- @polymarket/clob-client 5.1.3 (Dependency)
- axios ^1.13.2 (Dependency)
- csv-parse 6.1.0 (Dependency)
- date-fns 4.1.0 (Dependency)
- dotenv ^17.2.3 (Dependency)
- dukascopy-node ^1.46.3 (Dependency)
- ethers ^6.16.0 (Dependency)
- grab-url ^1.0.20 (Dependency)
- indicatorts ^2.2.2 (Dependency)
- langchain ^1.2.3 (Dependency)
- nanoid 5.1.6 (Dependency)
- node-fetch ^3.3.2 (Dependency)
- pinets ^0.8.3 (Dependency)
- qwksearch-api-client ^0.0.12 (Dependency)
- sec-edgar-toolkit ^0.1.1 (Dependency)
- tavily ^1.0.2 (Dependency)
- xgboost\_node ^0.4.2 (Dependency)
- yahoo-finance2 ^3.10.2 (Dependency)
- zod 4.3.4 (Dependency)
- @solana/spl-token ^0.4.9 (OptionalDependency)
- @solana/web3.js ^1.98.4 (OptionalDependency)
- bs58 ^6.0.0 (OptionalDependency)
- drizzle-orm ^0.45.1 (PeerDependency)

## Package metadata
- **Package:** investing
- **Ecosystem:** npm
- **Version:** 0.1.168
- **License:** rights.institute/prosper
- **Version published:** 2026-10-07T07:21:01.028Z
- **Package first seen:** 2026-09-11T08:16:56.039Z
- **Package last seen:** 2026-10-08T13:57:36.035Z
- **Known versions:** 76
- **Latest version:** 0.1.184
- **Appeal under review:** No
- **Description:** Reusable investment utilities, trading agents, prediction-market analysis (PredictOS core) and financial data tools
- **Author:** vtempest
- **Maintainers:** vtempest
- **Keywords:** investing, trading, stocks, alpaca, prediction-markets, financial-data, yahoo-finance, sec-filings, trading-agents, polymarket, kalshi, arbitrage
- **Runtime engines:** node: \>=18
- **Artifact files:** 251
- **Artifact unpacked size:** 5,362,027 bytes
- **Artifact signatures:** 2
- **Attestations:** Yes
- **Provenance:** https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1

## References
- [HTML security report](<https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/investing/v/0.1.168>)
- [Repository](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent>)
- [Homepage](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent#readme>)
- [Issues](<https://github.com/OpenSourceAGI/qwksearch-research-agent/issues>)
