Codex, Plugin
newswatcher
newswatcher, a plugin listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade D
Two or more Medium findings, or a High finding. Only try it in a sandbox.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit ff9716d8b09e, unchanged since the check below.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium
Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.
src/newswatcher/schedule.py, line 45
return subprocess.run( # type: ignore[call-overload, no-any-return] - SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
src/newswatcher/credentials.py, line 262
plaintext ``credentials.json`` (which would misreport an encrypted or keyring store). Home is
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.
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Concern
requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.
PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED
src/newswatcher/schedule.py, line 45
return subprocess.run( # type: ignore[call-overload, no-any-return]
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
src/newswatcher/errors.py, line 48
"""An HTTP fetch (feed, listing page, or article body) failed, or robots.txt
src/newswatcher/http.py, line 83
response = http.get(url, timeout=timeout, allow_redirects=False)
src/newswatcher/http.py, line 116
response = requests.get(robots_url, timeout=_TIMEOUT,
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docs/world-news-rss.md, line 13
chosen when several candidates existed). **The final check used newswatcher's own fetch (its
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
src/newswatcher/credentials.py, line 262
plaintext ``credentials.json`` (which would misreport an encrypted or keyring store). Home is
src/newswatcher/credentials.py, line 264
reconstructed path -- a guessed ``~/.config/{app}/credentials.json`` would be wrong under a
.gitignore, line 9
venv/
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plugins/newswatcher/skills/poll/SKILL.md, line 29
`~/.config/newswatcher/credentials.json` (or the environment), so this skill never has to pull
plugins/newswatcher/skills/poll/SKILL.md, line 90
`~/.config/newswatcher/credentials.json`, or its credits are exhausted. Point the user at
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.
Note
Hygiene check of commit ff9716d8b09e. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: ff9716d8b09eb37f8bd2fd01889ca75f232de050
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