Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

sbomb

sbomb, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

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.

NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER 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.

    livesearch.py, line 40 with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET

  • NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low

    Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.

    livesearch.py, line 40 with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note

    Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.

    polyglot/python/binary_identification.py, line 228 result = subprocess.run(

  • INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note

    Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    README.md, line 557 curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomb/main/install.sh | sh

  • OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note

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

    docs/corpus/sbomb-engineering-compendium-reference/sbomb-engineering-compendium-reference.md, line 1 # sbomb - Engineering Compendium & Reference

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

    Note

    requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED

    polyglot/python/binary_identification.py, line 228

    result = subprocess.run(

    polyglot/python/binary_identification.py, line 242

    sym_result = subprocess.run(

  • Install and update

    Note

    README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.

    INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER

    README.md, line 557

    curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomb/main/install.sh | sh

    docs/INSTALL.md, line 13

    | **curl \| sh** (one-liner) | `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomb/main/install.sh \| sh` |

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.osv.dev. The description does not name that host. can reach raw.githubusercontent.com. The description does not name that host.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST

    livesearch.py, line 40

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET

    integrations/webhook.py, line 22

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as r:

    sbomb/datafeeds.py, line 72

    def fetch(url: str, *, method: str = "GET", data: Optional[bytes] = None,

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    sbomb/datafeeds.py, line 80

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:

    sbomb/datafeeds.py, line 114

    raw = fetch(url, method=method, data=body)

    sbomb/datafeeds.py, line 167

    page = json.loads(fetch(url, timeout=timeout))

    sbomb/datafeeds.py, line 181

    with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:

    sbomb/feeds.py, line 120

    raw = _df.fetch("https://api.osv.dev/v1/query",

  • 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

    docs/corpus/sbomb-engineering-compendium-reference/sbomb-engineering-compendium-reference.md, line 1

    # sbomb - Engineering Compendium & Reference

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

Note

Hygiene check of commit fee288267bb5. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. 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 a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach api.osv.dev. The description does not name that host. can reach raw.githubusercontent.com. The description does not name that host. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: fee288267bb5728e4e9954812aea16eb38cffce4

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