Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

askdb

AskDB — Give AI agents safe access to your database.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

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

INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT

Why this grade

  • INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT Medium

    Fetches a script from the network and runs it (a pipe to a shell, or an install hook with a URL).

    install.sh, line 4 # curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash

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

    Pass

    No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.

  • Install and update

    Serious

    install fetches a script from the network. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_REMOTE_SCRIPT INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    README.md, line 109

    curl -fsSL https://github.com/mgorabbani/askdb/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sudo bash

    install.sh, line 4

    # curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash

    install.sh, line 55

    curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

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    spec.md, line 45

    - **One-command self-hosted install** - `curl -sSL https://get.askdb.dev | bash`

    spec.md, line 353

    curl -sSL https://get.askdb.dev | bash

    docs/LANDING_PAGE_BRIEF.md, line 183

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash

    docs/plans/self-hosted-improvements.md, line 55

    │ curl -fsSL https://get.askdb.dev | bash │

    docs/plans/self-hosted-improvements.md, line 340

    curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh

    docs/plans/self-hosted-improvements.md, line 430

    curl -fsSL https://get.askdb.dev | sudo bash

    docs/plans/self-hosted-improvements.md, line 565

    Steps 4, 6, 7. Ships the installer, auto-secrets, and the rewritten README. After this lands, `curl -fsSL https://get.askdb.dev | sudo bash` is the canonical install instruction.

    tasks/plan.md, line 198

    curl -sSL https://get.askdb.dev | bash

    package.json, line 24

    prepare

    docs/site/index.html, line 1851

    <button class="copy-btn" data-copy="curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash">copy</button>

    docs/site/index.html, line 1853

    <div class="terminal-body"><span class="prompt">$</span> curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash</div>

    docs/site/index.html, line 1885

    <button class="copy-btn" data-copy="curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --mode cloudflare">copy</button>

    docs/site/index.html, line 1887

    <div class="terminal-body"><span class="prompt">$</span> curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --mode cloudflare</div>

    docs/site/index.html, line 1896

    <button class="copy-btn" data-copy="curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --mode proxyless">copy</button>

    docs/site/index.html, line 1898

    <div class="terminal-body"><span class="prompt">$</span> curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --mode proxyless</div>

    docs/site/index.html, line 2123

    <button class="copy-btn" data-copy="curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash">copy</button>

    docs/site/index.html, line 2125

    <div class="terminal-body"><span class="prompt">$</span> curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash</div>

    docs/site/llms.txt, line 8

    Install (VPS): `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgorabbani/askdb/main/install.sh | sudo bash`

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach api.ipify.org. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    install.sh, line 120

    IP=$(curl -fsS https://api.ipify.org 2>/dev/null || curl -fsS https://ifconfig.me 2>/dev/null || true)

    install.sh, line 188

    if ! curl -fsSL "$REPO_RELEASES/SHA256SUMS" -o "$VERIFY_DIR/SHA256SUMS" \

    install.sh, line 189

    || ! curl -fsSL "$REPO_RELEASES/SHA256SUMS.asc" -o "$VERIFY_DIR/SHA256SUMS.asc"; then

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    install.sh, line 232

    curl -fsSL "$COMPOSE_SRC" -o docker-compose.yml

    install.sh, line 234

    curl -fsSL "$CADDY_SRC" -o deploy/Caddyfile

    install.sh, line 275

    Upgrade: sudo bash <(curl -fsSL $REPO_RAW/install.sh)

    install.sh, line 277

    Uninstall: sudo bash <(curl -fsSL $REPO_RAW/uninstall.sh)

    cli/src/api.ts, line 14

    private async fetch(path: string, init?: RequestInit): Promise<Response> {

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    install.sh, line 71

    if [ ! -f .env ]; then

    install.sh, line 157

    } > .env

    install.sh, line 248

    . ./.env

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    packages/shared/src/auth/oauth.ts, line 86

    return parsePositiveInt(process.env.MCP_OAUTH_ACCESS_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS, 3600);

    packages/shared/src/auth/oauth.ts, line 94

    process.env.MCP_OAUTH_REFRESH_TOKEN_TTL_SECONDS,

    packages/shared/src/crypto/encryption.ts, line 8

    const hex = process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY;

    packages/shared/src/support/sqlite-fixture.ts, line 13

    process.env.ENCRYPTION_KEY ??= "11".repeat(32);

    server/src/index.ts, line 11

    loadEnv({ path: path.join(repoRoot, ".env") });

    server/src/lib/auth.ts, line 27

    secret: process.env.BETTER_AUTH_SECRET,

    .dockerignore, line 8

    .gitignore

    .dockerignore, line 9

    .env

    .env.example, line 2

    # Copy to .env and fill in real values for production.

    .gitignore, line 4

    data/

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

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

  • Obfuscation

    Note

    a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP

    pnpm-lock.yaml, line 1

    lockfileVersion: '9.0'

  • 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 4ecc650347d6. install fetches a script from the network. 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 api.ipify.org. The description does not name that host. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

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Commit graded: 4ecc650347d629c81b83b23672c65bf0302e6bfa

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