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aphanis

🛡️ APHANIS :: Zero-Trust AI Provenance Firewall, Automatic Humanizer Engine & Stego Defense Platform

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade D

Two or more Medium findings, or a High finding. Only try it in a sandbox.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

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

Rescanned at commit 8ac760ae2bed, unchanged since the check below.

INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK Medium

    A package install hook (preinstall, install, postinstall or prepare) runs a script.

    README.md, line 201 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanyamk23/aphanis/main/install.sh | bash

  • OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium

    Contains a long base64 shaped string in a file that should be readable.

    llm-cost-optimization-case-study.docx, line 1 PK

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

    Concern

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    install.js, line 40

    fs.unlink(dest, () => {});

    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 23

    return subprocess.check_output(['pbpaste'], text=True)

    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 25

    return subprocess.check_output(['xclip', '-selection', 'clipboard', '-o'], text=True)

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    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 27

    return subprocess.check_output(['powershell', '-command', 'Get-Clipboard'], text=True)

    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 37

    p = subprocess.Popen(['pbcopy'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)

    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 40

    p = subprocess.Popen(['xclip', '-selection', 'clipboard'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)

    aphanis/clipboard.py, line 43

    p = subprocess.Popen(['powershell', '-command', 'Set-Clipboard'], stdin=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)

    aphanis/office.py, line 89

    shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)

  • Install and update

    Concern

    runs a script at install time. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_LIFECYCLE_HOOK INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    README.md, line 201

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanyamk23/aphanis/main/install.sh | bash

    README.md, line 285

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanyamk23/aphanis/main/install.sh | bash

    README.md, line 295

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanyamk23/aphanis/main/install-system.sh | sudo bash

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    README.md, line 477

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sanyamk23/aphanis/main/install.sh | bash

    cli-wrapper.js, line 35

    console.error(' Install with: curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install.sh | bash');

    install-system.sh, line 6

    # Usage: curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install-system.sh | sudo bash

    install-system.sh, line 37

    echo "⚠ System-wide install requires root. Use: sudo curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install-system.sh | sudo bash"

    install-system.sh, line 38

    echo " Or for user-only install: curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install.sh | bash"

    install.js, line 71

    console.error(" Manual install: curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install.sh | bash");

    install.sh, line 6

    # Usage: curl -fsSL https://aphanis.ai/install.sh | bash

    package.json, line 9

    postinstall

  • Network

    Concern

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

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    install-system.sh, line 53

    curl -fsSL "$URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/win.zip" || {

    install-system.sh, line 60

    curl -fsSL "$URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/${BINARY_FILE}" || {

    install.js, line 32

    https.get(url, (response) => {

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    install.sh, line 53

    if curl -fsSL "$URL" -o "$DOWNLOAD_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then

    install.sh, line 58

    if curl -fsSL "$ZIP_URL" -o "${TMP_DIR}/win.zip" 2>/dev/null; then

    aphanis/dashboard.py, line 364

    const res = await fetch('/api/audit', {

    webapp/src/api.ts, line 16

    const res = await fetch(path, {

    webapp/src/api.ts, line 49

    const res = await fetch("/api/clean-file", { method: "POST", body: fd });

  • Secrets

    Pass

    No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

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

  • Obfuscation

    Concern

    contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.

    OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

    llm-cost-optimization-case-study.docx, line 1

    PK

    aphanis/dashboard_static/assets/index-bjGKKcAW.js, line 1

    var G0=Object.defineProperty;var Q0=(t,e,n)=>e in t?G0(t,e,{enumerable:!0,configurable:!0,writable:!0,value:n}):t[e]=n;var V=(t,e,n)=>Q0(t,typeof e!="symbol"?e+"":e,n);(function(){

    .agents/skills/skill-finder/README.md, line 26

    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Skills%20Delivered-12%2C847-6366F1?style=for-the-badge&logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZ

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    .agents/skills/skill-finder/README.md, line 27

    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Active%20Users-3%2C291-8B5CF6?style=for-the-badge&logo=data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdC

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

Note

Hygiene check of commit 8ac760ae2bed. can delete files. runs a script at install time. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: 8ac760ae2bedc54a649a90ceca64b4da30fb5c10

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