socket@1.9.0
CLI for Socket.dev
AI Security Review
scanned 16d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe scanner's credential finding maps to a bundled npm/Sigstore helper, and the inspected code uses credentials with their provided Actions endpoint. The manifest and CLI entrypoint inspection showed no install-time trigger or separate package-directed credential transfer.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The CLI runs when a user invokes one of its declared commands; package.json shows no install lifecycle hook.
Impact
No package-directed credential disclosure or other confirmed attack effect was established.
Mechanism
The flagged credential code is part of a bundled npm helper and uses GitHub Actions-provided credentials to request an OIDC token from the Actions-provided URL.
AI rationale
The scanner's credential finding maps to a bundled npm/Sigstore helper, and the inspected code uses credentials with their provided Actions endpoint. The manifest and CLI entrypoint inspection showed no install-time trigger or separate package-directed credential transfer.
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 87.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- package.json declares CLI entrypoints and build scripts; no install lifecycle hook is present.
- bin/cli.js forwards the user's arguments to the CLI process.
- The flagged npm helper is loaded by the package-packing function; its GitHub token flow uses the Actions-provided URL and token to request an OIDC token.
- The inspected dependency manifests contain no install lifecycle hooks.
Evidence against
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoDynamicRequireEnvironmentVarsEvalFilesystemNativeBindingsNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
18 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
3 Critical9 High8 Medium6 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationexternal/@socketsecurity/registry/external/libnpmpack.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilitydist/vendor.js
CriticalPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/utils.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
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to socket@1.9.0.
See all versions of socket for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of socket@1.9.0 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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