registry / pire-browser / 0.2.4

pire-browser@0.2.4

Cross-platform Pi extension and Firefox bridge for local browser automation

AI Security Review

scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-ai

No confirmed malicious attack surface was established by source inspection. The package is a Firefox/Pi browser automation bridge with install-time setup and broad browser permissions that match its stated purpose.

Static reason

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

Trigger

npm install postinstall or user-invoked pire-browser CLI/Pi tool commands

Impact

Runs local setup and user-directed browser automation; no source-confirmed theft, persistence beyond setup, or exfiltration found.

Mechanism

package-aligned browser automation launcher and Pi migration helper

Rationale

The risky primitives are real but are tied to the advertised Firefox/Pi automation product and user/install setup paths. I found no hidden exfiltration, destructive behavior, dependency confusion, or unconsented AI-agent control-surface hijack beyond package-aligned registration/migration behavior.

Evidence

package.jsonscripts/pi-postinstall.mjsscripts/pi-install-migration.mjsbin/pire-browser.jsscripts/platform.mjsextension/manifest.jsonpi/extensions/pire-browser.tspi/extensions/pire-browser-runner.tspi/extensions/redaction.ts

Network endpoints3

github.com/ryenwang/pire-browsernpm registry via npm view pire-browser versionuser-supplied browser URLs

Decision evidence

public snapshot

AI called this Clean at 82.0% confidence as Benign with medium false-positive risk.

Evidence for block

package.json defines postinstall: node scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs
scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs runs bin/pire-browser.js setup during install
bin/pire-browser.js can spawn native optional package binaries and background update checks
scripts/pi-install-migration.mjs can edit Pi settings/shims only for legacy pire-browser conflict repair
extension/manifest.json requests broad Firefox automation permissions including <all_urls>, nativeMessaging, cookies, proxy, webRequest

Evidence against

No credential harvesting or exfiltration found in inspected JS/TS sources
Network access is package-aligned: npm view update check and user-directed browser URLs
Child process usage launches this package's native binary, npm/pi update commands, or user-invoked CLI actions
Pi settings writes are scoped to replacing legacy pire-browser registrations after npm:pire-browser is present
Redaction code explicitly masks tokens, cookies, passwords, and API keys in diagnostics
Skills/agent files are guidance for the advertised browser automation tool, not hidden reviewer/prompt manipulation

Behavioral surface

Source

ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNetworkShell

Supply chain

HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings

ManifestNo manifest risk signals triggered.

scanned 11 file(s), 560 KB of source, external domains: example.com, github.com

Source & flagged code

5 flagged

package.jsonView file

Lines 30-70json

30 "files": [

31 "bin/pire-browser.js",

32 "pi/extensions/pire-browser.ts",

33 "pi/extensions/pire-browser-runner.ts",

34 "pi/extensions/redaction.ts",

35 "extension/manifest.json",

36 "extension/dist/",

37 "extension/pire-browser.xpi",

38 "agent/",

39 "pire-browser.schema.json",

40 "agent-browser.schema.json",

41 "skills/",

42 "skill-data/",

43 "scripts/platform.mjs",

44 "scripts/pi-install-migration.mjs",

45 "scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs",

46 "LICENSE",

47 "README.md"

48 ],

49 "scripts": {

50 "postinstall": "node scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs",

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg · L50

51 "test": "vitest run --exclude \"**/.claude/**\"",

52 "test:docs": "node scripts/test-docs.mjs",

53 "build:extension": "npm --prefix extension run build",

54 "pack:platform": "node scripts/package-platform.mjs --all",

55 "pack:extension:xpi": "node scripts/package-extension-xpi.mjs",

56 "pack:extension:xpi:sign": "node scripts/package-extension-xpi.mjs --sign",

57 "release:npm:trust": "node scripts/npm-trust-setup.mjs",

58 "release:npm:publish": "node scripts/publish-npm-artifacts.mjs",

59 "smoke:confirm-actions": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-confirm-actions.ps1",

60 "smoke:action-policy": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-action-policy.ps1",

61 "smoke:domain-policy": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-domain-policy.ps1",

62 "smoke:downloads": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-downloads.ps1",

63 "smoke:uploads": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-uploads.ps1",

64 "smoke:named-sessions": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-named-sessions.ps1",

65 "smoke:state": "powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts/smoke-state.ps1"

66 },

67 "pi": {

68 "extensions": [

69 "pi/extensions/pire-browser.ts"

70 ],

extension/dist/background.jsView file

Lines 1-41javascript

1"use strict";

3 const HOST_NAME = "dev.pi.pire_browser";

4 const CHUNK_SIZE = 700000;

5 const UPLOAD_CHUNK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;

bin/pire-browser.jsView file

Lines 1-21javascript

1#!/usr/bin/env node

2import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

3import {

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/pire-browser.jsView on unpkg · L1

4 closeSync,

5 existsSync,

6 mkdirSync,

7 mkdtempSync,

8 openSync,

9 readFileSync,

scripts/pi-postinstall.mjsView file

Lines 1-22javascript

1import { existsSync } from "node:fs";

2import { dirname, join } from "node:path";

3import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";

4import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";

5import { schedulePiPackageMigration } from "./pi-install-migration.mjs";

Source & flagged code

5 flagged · loading source

package.jsonView file

•scripts.postinstall = node scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs

High

Install Time Lifecycle Scripts

Package defines install-time lifecycle scripts.

package.jsonView on unpkg

extension/dist/background.jsView file

21patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 21 matchedText = password...rd',

Medium

Secret Pattern

Package contains a possible secret pattern.

extension/dist/background.jsView on unpkg · L21

bin/pire-browser.jsView file

•matchType = previous_version_dangerous_delta matchedPackage = pire-browser@0.2.3 matchedIdentity = npm:cGlyZS1icm93c2Vy:0.2.3 similarity = 0.900 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.

bin/pire-browser.jsView on unpkg

1#!/usr/bin/env node L2: import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L3: import {

High

Child Process

Package source references child process execution.

bin/pire-browser.jsView on unpkg · L1

scripts/pi-postinstall.mjsView file

2Cross-file remote execution chain: scripts/pi-postinstall.mjs spawns extension/dist/background.js; helper contains network access plus dynamic code execution. L2: import { dirname, join } from "node:path"; L3: import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process"; L4: import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url"; ... L8: L9: if (process.env.PIRE_BROWSER_SKIP_POSTINSTALL === "1") { L10: process.exit(0);

High

Cross File Remote Execution Context

Source spawns a local helper that also contains network and dynamic execution context; review data flow before blocking.

scripts/pi-postinstall.mjsView on unpkg · L2

Findings

1 Critical4 High4 Medium5 Low

CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltabin/pire-browser.js

HighInstall Time Lifecycle Scriptspackage.json

HighChild Processbin/pire-browser.js

HighShell

HighCross File Remote Execution Contextscripts/pi-postinstall.mjs

MediumSecret Patternextension/dist/background.js

MediumNetwork

MediumEnvironment Vars

MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review

LowScripts Present

LowEval

LowFilesystem

LowHigh Entropy Strings

LowUrl Strings