verdaccio-okta-oauth@40.1.0
Verdaccio authentication plugin using Okta OAuth
AI Security Review
scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found a reachable callback that executes a command containing request input and redirects a JWT to a request-supplied destination. The CLI is user-invoked, so this is an unresolved conditional risk rather than evidence of install-time malware.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; source matched previously finalized malicious package; routed for review
Trigger
A user invokes the package CLI and a request reaches its callback listener.
Impact
A crafted callback request may execute shell commands or disclose the callback JWT to the redirect destination.
Mechanism
The callback interpolates the npm token query value into an executed npm command and places the JWT query value in a redirect to a supplied URI.
AI rationale
Source inspection found a reachable callback that executes a command containing request input and redirects a JWT to a request-supplied destination. The CLI is user-invoked, so this is an unresolved conditional risk rather than evidence of install-time malware.
Evidence
src/cli.tspackage.json
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The published CLI entrypoint starts a local HTTP callback listener when invoked.
- The callback inserts a request parameter into an npm configuration command executed by a shell, creating a command injection risk for requests that reach the listener.
- The callback redirects to a request-supplied URI and includes a JWT token in the redirect query.
Evidence against
- The CLI is explicitly exposed as a command-line tool, and its npm token configuration and OAuth callback behavior appear intended for registry authentication.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoFilesystemNetworkShell
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcedist/cli.jsView file
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = verdaccio-okta-oauth@38.1.6
matchedPath = dist/cli.js
matchedIdentity = npm:dmVyZGFjY2lvLW9rdGEtb2F1dGg:38.1.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
dist/cli.jsView on unpkgsrc/cli.tsView file
•matchType = normalized_sha256
matchedPackage = verdaccio-okta-oauth@38.1.6
matchedPath = src/cli.ts
matchedIdentity = npm:dmVyZGFjY2lvLW9rdGEtb2F1dGg:38.1.6
similarity = 1.000
summary = normalized source hash matched finalized malicious source
High
Known Malware Source Similarity
Source file is highly similar to a previously finalized malicious package; route for source-aware review.
src/cli.tsView on unpkg48execSync(`npm config set --no-workspaces //${host}${pathname}:_authToken "${npm_token}"`);
res.writeHead(302, {
Location: `${redirect_uri}?${new URLSearchParams({
Findings
2 High5 Medium2 Low
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritydist/cli.js
HighKnown Malware Source Similaritysrc/cli.ts
MediumNetwork
MediumAi Review Evidencepackage.json
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/cli.ts
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/cli.ts
MediumAi Review Evidencesrc/cli.ts
LowFilesystem
LowNo License
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to verdaccio-okta-oauth@40.1.0.
See all versions of verdaccio-okta-oauth for other recorded verdicts.
- Review the evidence and your use of verdaccio-okta-oauth@40.1.0 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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