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bookvault

📚 BookVault

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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.

OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB

Why this grade

  • OBFUSCATION_ENCODED_BLOB Medium

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

    packaging/linux/build-appimage.sh, line 49 iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAQAAAAEACAIAAADTED8xAAACAElEQVR42u3TQQ0AAAjEsHOCBjRjlDcaaFIFS5bpgrciAQYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4AB

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Concern

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    core/bookvault_core/library_sync.py, line 162

    shutil.rmtree(wd, ignore_errors=True)

    desktop/bookvault_desktop/app.py, line 92

    subprocess.run(cmd, env=get_driver_env(), check=True)

    web/bookvault_web/folder_dialog.py, line 143

    done = subprocess.run(

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    web/bookvault_web/folder_dialog.py, line 157

    # subprocess.run has already killed the child by this point.

    web/bookvault_web/activity/archive.py, line 67

    shutil.rmtree(previous_workdir, ignore_errors=True)

    web/bookvault_web/activity/archive.py, line 401

    shutil.rmtree(workdir, ignore_errors=True)

    web/bookvault_web/activity/archive.py, line 416

    shutil.rmtree(workdir, ignore_errors=True)

    web/bookvault_web/activity/mirror.py, line 281

    shutil.rmtree(target, ignore_errors=True)

    web/bookvault_web/activity/mirror.py, line 296

    shutil.rmtree(folder_target, ignore_errors=True)

  • 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

    packaging/linux/build-appimage.sh, line 102

    curl -fL -o "$TOOL" \

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 64

    const resp = await fetch(forceRefresh ? '/library?refresh=true' : '/library');

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 553

    const resp = await fetch('/activity');

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    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 606

    const resp = await fetch(url, {

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 755

    fetch('/activity/stop', { method: 'POST' });

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 804

    fetch('/prefs', {

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 812

    fetch('/prefs', {

    web/bookvault_web/static/js/app.js, line 848

    const resp = await fetch('/prefs/browse', { method: 'POST' });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 4

    from .env, or fail" dance -- kept in one place so they can't drift.

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 84

    # The keychain entry and the .env login are two independent

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 88

    # displays no login at all. Only the MCP server consults .env

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    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 92

    # Cookies carry no login name. When neither the keychain nor .env

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 93

    # supplies one (e.g. Docker: no keychain, web ignores .env), recover

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 121

    # from the environment (.env) to bootstrap a first session.

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 125

    env_login, env_password = os.environ.get("LITRES_LOGIN"), os.environ.get("LITRES_PASSWORD")

    core/bookvault_core/session.py, line 218

    True (fall back to LITRES_LOGIN/LITRES_PASSWORD from .env), the web UI

    mcp/bookvault_mcp/server.py, line 58

    "first, or set LITRES_LOGIN/LITRES_PASSWORD in .env."

  • 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

    packaging/linux/build-appimage.sh, line 49

    iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAQAAAAEACAIAAADTED8xAAACAElEQVR42u3TQQ0AAAjEsHOCBjRjlDcaaFIFS5bpgrciAQYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4ABwABgADAAGAAMAAYAA4AB

  • 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 2e7f02dd44dd. can delete files. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. contains an encoded blob in a file that should be readable.

Date and source

Date checked:

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Commit graded: 2e7f02dd44dddfb62d2ee12950a3c85a9202da84

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