registry / php-app / 0.2.0

php-app@0.2.0

PHP loyihasini desktop ilovaga aylantiruvchi CLI (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS)

AI Security Review

scanned 4h ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

Install-time code downloads and extracts a platform-specific PHP runtime, then later runs it for user-invoked projects. The archive is accepted without cryptographic integrity verification, leaving a remote-code supply-chain risk if the source is compromised.

Static reason

One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source

Trigger

npm postinstall downloads the runtime; php-app run launches it.

Impact

A substituted download could execute as the installing user when the CLI launches PHP.

Mechanism

unsigned remote PHP runtime download and later child-process execution

Rationale

The package performs an unverified install-time executable download, so it warrants a warning. Its behavior otherwise aligns with its advertised PHP desktop runtime and no concrete malicious behavior was confirmed.

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/postinstall.jsscripts/fetch-php.jsruntime/main.jsruntime/preload.jslib/phpapp.phplib/router.phpbin/php-app.jsruntime/php-bin/

Network endpoints1

dl.static-php.dev/static-php-cli/common/

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Suspicious at 91.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.

Evidence for warning

package.json defines postinstall.
scripts/postinstall.js calls fetchPhp during install.
scripts/fetch-php.js downloads a platform PHP archive without a checksum/signature.
runtime/main.js later executes the downloaded PHP binary.
runtime/main.js exposes privileged Electron actions to the launched project via tokenized localhost control API.

Evidence against

No credential, environment, or file harvesting was found.
No exfiltration endpoint or outbound upload behavior was found.
The download target is a PHP runtime matching the package's stated desktop-PHP purpose.
The control and UI servers bind only to 127.0.0.1 and use random tokens.
No AI-agent configuration, hooks, or foreign control-surface writes were found.
CLI update/install behavior is explicit-user-command only.

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetwork

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 5 file(s), 39.6 KB of source, external domains: 127.0.0.1, dl.static-php.dev, nodejs.org, registry.npmjs.org

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-30json

2 "name": "php-app",

3 "version": "0.2.0",

4 "description": "PHP loyihasini desktop ilovaga aylantiruvchi CLI (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS)",

5 "bin": {

6 "php-app": "bin/php-app.js"

7 },

8 "main": "runtime/main.js",

9 "scripts": {

10 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L10

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L10

11 },

12 "engines": {

13 "node": ">=18"

14 },

15 "keywords": [

16 "php",

17 "desktop",

18 "electron",

19 "native",

20 "cli"

21 ],

22 "author": "",

23 "license": "MIT",

24 "files": [

25 "bin/",

26 "lib/",

27 "templates/",

28 "scripts/",

29 "runtime/main.js",

30 "runtime/preload.js",

bin/php-app.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2'use strict';

3const path = require('path');

4const fs = require('fs');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/php-app.jsView on unpkg · L2

5const { spawn

runtime/main.jsView file

Lines 182-223javascript

182 const map = {

183 'darwin-arm64': 'mac-arm64/php', 'darwin-x64': 'mac-x64/php',

184 'win32-x64': 'win-x64/php.exe', 'linux-x64': 'linux-x64/php', 'linux-arm64': 'linux-arm64/php',

185 };

186 const

scripts/fetch-php.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1'use strict';

2const fs = require('fs');

3const path = require('path');

4const os = require('os');

5const {

bin/fetch-php.shView file

•path = bin/fetch-php.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 851 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

bin/fetch-php.shView on unpkg

Source & flagged code

9 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/postinstall.js

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg

bin/php-app.jsView file

4const fs = require('fs'); L5: const { spawn, spawnSync } = require('child_process'); L6: const os = require('os');

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/php-app.jsView on unpkg · L4

2'use strict'; L3: const path = require('path'); L4: const fs = require('fs');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/php-app.jsView on unpkg · L2

runtime/main.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = php-app@0.1.5 matchedIdentity = npm:cGhwLWFwcA:0.1.5 similarity = 0.600 summary = stored previous version shares package body but lacks this dangerous source file

Critical

Previous Version Dangerous Delta

This package version adds a dangerous source file absent from the previous stored version; route for source-aware review.

runtime/main.jsView on unpkg

202const env = { L203: ...process.env, L204: PHPAPP_CONTROL_URL: `http://127.0.0.1:${controlPort}`, L205: PHPAPP_TOKEN: CONTROL_TOKEN, ... L209: const router = path.join(libDir, 'router.php'); L210: phpProc = spawn(phpBin, ['-d', 'include_path=' + libDir + path.delimiter + '.', '-S', `127.0.0.1:${phpPort}`, '-t', docroot, router], { env, cwd: docroot }); L211: phpProc.stdout.on('data', (d) => process.stdout.write('[php] ' + d));

High

Same File Env Network Execution

A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.

runtime/main.jsView on unpkg · L202

203...process.env, L204: PHPAPP_CONTROL_URL: `http://127.0.0.1:${controlPort}`, L205: PHPAPP_TOKEN: CONTROL_TOKEN, ... L209: const router = path.join(libDir, 'router.php'); L210: phpProc = spawn(phpBin, ['-d', 'include_path=' + libDir + path.delimiter + '.', '-S', `127.0.0.1:${phpPort}`, '-t', docroot, router], { env, cwd: docroot }); L211: phpProc.stdout.on('data', (d) => process.stdout.write('[php] ' + d)); L212: phpProc.stderr.on('data', (d) => process.stdout.write('[php] ' + d));

High

Command Output Exfiltration

Source combines command execution, command-output handling, and outbound requests; review data flow before blocking.

runtime/main.jsView on unpkg · L203

scripts/fetch-php.jsView file

4const os = require('os'); L5: const { spawnSync } = require('child_process'); L6: L7: const PHP_VERSION = process.env.PHPAPP_PHP_VERSION || '8.4.23'; L8: ... L19: async function fetchPhp(root) { L20: const key = `${process.platform}-${process.arch}`; L21: const m = MAP[key]; ... L28: const fname = `php-${PHP_VERSION}-cli-${m.remote}.${m.arc}`; L29: const url = `https://dl.static-php.dev/static-php-cli/common/${fname}`; L30: fs.mkdirSync(destDir, { recursive: true }); ... L41:

High

Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability

Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks.

scripts/fetch-php.jsView on unpkg · L4

bin/fetch-php.shView file

•path = bin/fetch-php.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 851 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

bin/fetch-php.shView on unpkg

Findings

1 Critical5 High6 Medium4 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltaruntime/main.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processbin/php-app.js

HighSame File Env Network Executionruntime/main.js

HighCommand Output Exfiltrationruntime/main.js

HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilityscripts/fetch-php.js

MediumAmbiguous Install Lifecycle Scriptpackage.json

MediumDynamic Requirebin/php-app.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumShips Build Helperbin/fetch-php.sh

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings

Source & flagged code

9 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 1-30json

2 "name": "php-app",

3 "version": "0.2.0",

4 "description": "PHP loyihasini desktop ilovaga aylantiruvchi CLI (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS)",

5 "bin": {

6 "php-app": "bin/php-app.js"

7 },

8 "main": "runtime/main.js",

9 "scripts": {

10 "postinstall": "node scripts/postinstall.js"

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L10

Medium

Ambiguous Install Lifecycle Script

Install-time lifecycle script is not statically allowlisted and needs review.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L10

11 },

12 "engines": {

13 "node": ">=18"

14 },

15 "keywords": [

16 "php",

17 "desktop",

18 "electron",

19 "native",

20 "cli"

21 ],

22 "author": "",

23 "license": "MIT",

24 "files": [

25 "bin/",

26 "lib/",

27 "templates/",

28 "scripts/",

29 "runtime/main.js",

30 "runtime/preload.js",

bin/php-app.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2'use strict';

3const path = require('path');

4const fs = require('fs');

Medium

Dynamic Require

Package source references dynamic require/import behavior.

bin/php-app.jsView on unpkg · L2

5const { spawn

runtime/main.jsView file

Lines 182-223javascript

182 const map = {

183 'darwin-arm64': 'mac-arm64/php', 'darwin-x64': 'mac-x64/php',

184 'win32-x64': 'win-x64/php.exe', 'linux-x64': 'linux-x64/php', 'linux-arm64': 'linux-arm64/php',

185 };

186 const

scripts/fetch-php.jsView file

Lines 1-24javascript

1'use strict';

2const fs = require('fs');

3const path = require('path');

4const os = require('os');

5const {

bin/fetch-php.shView file

•path = bin/fetch-php.sh kind = build_helper sizeBytes = 851 magicHex = [redacted]

Medium

Ships Build Helper

Package ships non-JavaScript build or shell helper files.

bin/fetch-php.shView on unpkg