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Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    scripts/radar/github_radar.py, line 155 with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    references/source-contract.md, line 208 directory with mode `600`. No `.env`, credential, target, database, cache, report, or receipt

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    scripts/package_skill.py, line 17 completed = subprocess.run(

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

    Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.

    scripts/radar/github_radar.py, line 139 token = os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_GITHUB_TOKEN", "").strip()

Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.

Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.

What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    scripts/package_skill.py, line 17

    completed = subprocess.run(

    scripts/package_skill.py, line 31

    completed = subprocess.run(

    scripts/radar/delivery.py, line 82

    result = subprocess.run(

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    .github/workflows/ci.yml, line 37

    result=subprocess.run([sys.executable,'-O','scripts/self_test.py']);

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    scripts/radar/github_radar.py, line 155

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

    scripts/radar/github_radar.py, line 196

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

    scripts/radar/huggingface_radar.py, line 85

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

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    scripts/radar/live_health.py, line 22

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=timeout) as response:

    scripts/radar/on_demand_transcript.py, line 73

    response = urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)

    scripts/radar/platform_publish.py, line 208

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=PLATFORM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

    scripts/radar/security_advisories.py, line 100

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

    scripts/radar/sources.py, line 165

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=FETCH_TIMEOUT_SECONDS) as response:

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    scripts/radar/github_radar.py, line 139

    token = os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_GITHUB_TOKEN", "").strip()

    scripts/radar/huggingface_radar.py, line 80

    token = os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN", "").strip()

    references/source-contract.md, line 208

    directory with mode `600`. No `.env`, credential, target, database, cache, report, or receipt

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    scripts/radar/platform_publish.py, line 218

    app_secret = os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_FEISHU_APP_SECRET", "").strip()

    scripts/radar/platform_publish.py, line 226

    "app_token": os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_BITABLE_APP_TOKEN", "").strip(),

    scripts/radar/platform_publish.py, line 279

    "app_token": os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_BITABLE_APP_TOKEN", "").strip(),

    scripts/radar/security_advisories.py, line 95

    token = os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_GITHUB_TOKEN", "").strip()

    scripts/radar/workflow.py, line 270

    if os.environ.get("AI_NEWS_SUPADATA_API_KEY", "").strip()

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Pass

    No encoded or minified payload found.

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit 4688ee63c3bc. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 4688ee63c3bc14de1fede1fcc35154a4176c9a20

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