mx-www-protobuf
Security placeholder to prevent dependency confusion on mx-www-protobuf. Published by diosikigai for BugRap PoC.
This report shows the evidence for mx-www-protobuf@1.0.0. 1 of 2 known versions is blocked or flagged. The newest version, 0.0.1-security, is allowed. See all versions.
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is confirmed unconsented install-time metadata collection and file creation in a package explicitly positioned as a dependency-confusion PoC. Absence of network exfiltration does not make the lifecycle behavior benign.
Decision evidence
public snapshot- package.json postinstall runs automatically on install.
- It collects hostname, user, CWD, platform, and timestamp.
- It writes collected host data to an OS temp file.
- Manifest describes a dependency-confusion BugRap PoC.
- No network or exfiltration code found.
- index.js only logs a placeholder message.
Source & flagged code
2 flagged · loading sourceInstall-time lifecycle script matches a deterministic static-gate block pattern.
package.jsonView on unpkgPackage defines install-time lifecycle scripts.
package.jsonView on unpkgFindings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mx-www-protobuf@1.0.0.
The versions list below shows the verdict for each recorded version.
- Avoid installing mx-www-protobuf@1.0.0. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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