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Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 2af73a6577b8, unchanged since the check below.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
src/fetchWithRetry.ts, line 21
const response = await fetch(url, { ...init, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs) }); - OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note
A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
package-lock.json, line 1
{
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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
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/fetchWithRetry.ts, line 21
const response = await fetch(url, { ...init, signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeoutMs) });
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
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
package-lock.json, line 1
{
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE.txt).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 2af73a6577b8. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 2af73a6577b8569074213e0dbe06f759e06294a5
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