socket@1.8.1
⚠ Under reviewCLI for Socket.dev
AI Security Review
scanned 23d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe inspected credential and dynamic-code findings do not establish an attack. The executable Maven extension is invoked by a CLI path, and its behavior remains unresolved, so manual review is warranted.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
Running the CLI's Maven analysis or workspace enumeration path.
Impact
The extension's effects in the consumer's Maven process cannot be determined from the inspected evidence.
Mechanism
The CLI adds the bundled JAR to Maven's extension class path and starts Maven validation; the extension classes' behavior remains uninspected.
AI rationale
The inspected credential and dynamic-code findings do not establish an attack. The executable Maven extension is invoked by a CLI path, and its behavior remains unresolved, so manual review is warranted.
Evidence
dist/cli.jsdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar.lpm-inspection-pEVT8C/0-86f1dc8ff05b.txt
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Manual Review at 76.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
AI review observations
- The manifest declares CLI binaries, and the main wrapper launches the compiled CLI.
- The Maven routine loads the bundled extension into a Maven process during validation.
- The offline artifact report lists Maven lifecycle participant classes but says their behavior requires further inspection.
Evidence against
- The flagged OIDC helper uses the GitHub Actions runner-provided URL and token; no unrelated recipient is shown.
- The flagged terminal code generates functions from internally constructed terminfo code.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
17 flaggedbin/cli.jsView file
19L20: const spawnPromise = spawn(
L21: constants.execPath,
High
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView file
1152if (this.options.stringify && code.indexOf('return ') === 0) {
L1153: return new Function('', code)();
L1154: }
High
Eval
Package source references dynamic code evaluation.
external/blessed/lib/tput.jsView on unpkg · L1152bin/npm-cli.jsView file
4void (async () => {
L5: const Module = require('node:module')
L6: const path = require('node:path')
Medium
Findings
2 Critical9 High8 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/vendor.js
HighChild Processbin/cli.js
HighShell
HighEvalexternal/blessed/lib/tput.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighCross File Remote Execution Contextdist/cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/vendor.js
HighTrigger Reachable Persistencedist/cli.js
HighShips High Entropy Blobdist/manifest-scripts/maven-extension/coana-maven-extension.jar
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/vendor.js
Medium
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to socket@1.8.1.
See all versions of socket for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of socket@1.8.1 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.
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