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Codex, Plugin

xwatch

xwatch, 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.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

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

Rescanned at commit 3bfcab8bf581, unchanged since the check below.

Pattern found, check before installing

The checks matched a pattern that needs a closer look. It does not mean the code is harmful. Read the quoted lines below.

  • NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT High

    host from input plus a credential path in operative code

NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL

Why this grade

  • NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT High

    A file takes a URL or endpoint as input and has no fixed host list.

    src/xwatch/cli.py, line 468 help="how many recent posts to fetch (5-100, the X API's range)")

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium

    Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.

    src/xwatch/schedule.py, line 258 result = subprocess.run(

  • SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium

    Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).

    src/xwatch/config.py, line 6 ``config_dir()``. The bearer token lives apart, in ``credentials.json`` (a 0600

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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/xwatch/schedule.py, line 258

    result = subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Pass

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

  • Network

    Serious

    accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file.

    NETWORK_HOST_FROM_INPUT

    src/xwatch/cli.py, line 468

    help="how many recent posts to fetch (5-100, the X API's range)")

    src/xwatch/media.py, line 154

    response = http.get(url, timeout=_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL

    src/xwatch/config.py, line 6

    ``config_dir()``. The bearer token lives apart, in ``credentials.json`` (a 0600

    src/xwatch/config.py, line 17

    ``credentials.json``, ``accounts.toml``); small and safe to sync.

    src/xwatch/config.py, line 52

    """Hand-editable settings and the secret: ``config.toml``, ``credentials.json``,

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    src/xwatch/credentials.py, line 5

    ``~/.config/xwatch/credentials.json`` (mode 0600), the same location and format xwatch used

    src/xwatch/credentials.py, line 39

    # The credbox app whose store xwatch's secrets live in: ~/.config/xwatch/credentials.json.

    src/xwatch/credentials.py, line 44

    """Where xwatch's standalone store lives: ``credentials.json`` in ``config_dir()``.

    src/xwatch/credentials.py, line 51

    return config_dir() / "credentials.json"

    .gitignore, line 9

    venv/

  • 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 3bfcab8bf581. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. accepts a host from input, with no fixed list in this file. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 3bfcab8bf581ad519eff01ba2825bade35f08fa0

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