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Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

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

PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES Low

    Contains a call that can delete files.

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup-expanded.ts, line 595 fs.unlinkSync(PROGRESS_FILE);

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    demo-setup.sh, line 209 if curl -f http://localhost:3001/api/v1/health &> /dev/null; then

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    demo-setup.sh, line 8 # 2. Create .env file if needed

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

    Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.

    demo-setup.sh, line 112 sed -i '' "s|JWT_SECRET=.*|JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET|g" .env

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    backend/package-lock.json, line 1 {

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED Note

    The 400 file cap was reached before every file was read.

    backend/package-lock.json, line 1 {

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

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup-expanded.ts, line 595

    fs.unlinkSync(PROGRESS_FILE);

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup.ts, line 548

    fs.unlinkSync(PROGRESS_FILE);

    backend/scripts/load-acs-tract.ts, line 461

    fs.unlinkSync(PROGRESS_FILE);

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    backend/scripts/migrate-encrypted.ts, line 136

    fs.unlinkSync(destPath);

    backend/src/services/excelExportService.ts, line 506

    fs.unlinkSync(filePath);

    backend/src/utils/duckdbProfiler.ts, line 61

    await fs.unlink(profilePath); // Cleanup

  • 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

    demo-setup.sh, line 209

    if curl -f http://localhost:3001/api/v1/health &> /dev/null; then

    demo-setup.sh, line 221

    if curl -f http://localhost:3000 &> /dev/null; then

    demo-setup.sh, line 269

    HEALTH_CHECK=$(curl -s http://localhost:3001/api/v1/health)

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    demo-setup.sh, line 277

    if curl -f -s http://localhost:3000 > /dev/null; then

    archive/setup-scripts/start-mvp.sh, line 81

    if curl -f http://localhost:3001/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then

    archive/setup-scripts/start-mvp.sh, line 93

    if curl -f http://localhost:3000 > /dev/null 2>&1; then

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup-expanded.ts, line 169

    const response1 = await axios.get(url1, { timeout: 60000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup-expanded.ts, line 176

    const response2 = await axios.get(url2, { timeout: 60000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup.ts, line 199

    const response = await axios.get(url, { timeout: 30000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-data.ts, line 103

    const response = await axios.get(url, { timeout: 10000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-state.ts, line 128

    const response1 = await axios.get(url1, { timeout: 60000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-state.ts, line 134

    const response2 = await axios.get(url2, { timeout: 60000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-tract.ts, line 148

    const response1 = await axios.get(url1, { timeout: 60000 });

    backend/scripts/load-acs-tract.ts, line 154

    const response2 = await axios.get(url2, { timeout: 60000 });

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    demo-setup.sh, line 8

    # 2. Create .env file if needed

    demo-setup.sh, line 91

    # Create .env file from .env.example if it doesn't exist

    demo-setup.sh, line 112

    sed -i '' "s|JWT_SECRET=.*|JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET|g" .env

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    demo-setup.sh, line 95

    if [ -f .env ]; then

    demo-setup.sh, line 96

    print_warning ".env file already exists. Skipping creation."

    demo-setup.sh, line 100

    if [ ! -f .env.example ]; then

    demo-setup.sh, line 101

    print_error ".env.example not found. Cannot create .env file."

    demo-setup.sh, line 105

    cp .env.example .env

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup-expanded.ts, line 22

    const CENSUS_API_KEY = process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY;

    backend/scripts/load-acs-blockgroup.ts, line 19

    const CENSUS_API_KEY = process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY;

    backend/scripts/load-acs-data.ts, line 20

    const CENSUS_API_KEY = process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY;

    backend/scripts/load-acs-state.ts, line 22

    const CENSUS_API_KEY = process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY;

    backend/scripts/load-acs-tract.ts, line 23

    const CENSUS_API_KEY = process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY;

    backend/scripts/migrate-encrypted.ts, line 167

    const encryptionKey = process.env.DUCKDB_ENCRYPTION_KEY;

    backend/src/config/index.ts, line 107

    password: process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD,

    backend/src/config/index.ts, line 126

    apiKey: process.env.CENSUS_API_KEY,

  • 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. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

    OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP OBFUSCATION_FILE_CAP_REACHED

    backend/package-lock.json, line 1

    {

    backend/src/mcp/mcpApps/bar-chart.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

    backend/src/mcp/mcpApps/data-table.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

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    backend/src/mcp/mcpApps/line-chart.html, line 1

    <!DOCTYPE html>

    frontend/package-lock.json, line 1

    {

    frontend/src/data/counties.json, line 1

    {"counties":[{"fips":"01001","stateFips":"01","countyFips":"001","name":"Autauga County","stateName":"Alabama","slug":"autauga-county","stateSlug":"alabama","metrics":{"population"

    test-data/wiremock/mappings/admin-endpoints.json, line 1

    {

  • 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 f094e015cd56. can delete files. 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. the file cap was reached before every file was read.

Date and source

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Commit graded: f094e015cd563b5e1ed62afc69422dbe2360a785

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