Scan report

stephengpope / thepopebot

Vulnerability Critical

Could an attacker exploit mistakes in this code?

430 risk score

Strong warning signs. Do not run or install this without a careful review.

High
28
Medium
147
Low
28

Sources: Bandit, Semgrep, pip-audit

Malicious pattern Critical

Does this code look like it is trying to cause harm?

139 risk score

Strong warning signs. Do not run or install this without a careful review.

High
13
Medium
10
Low
46

Sources: YARA, ClamAV, GuardDog, dependency checker

Findings overview
272 total findings
Likely real
79
Uncertain
146
Likely noise
47

The risk classifier rates every finding for how likely it is to be a real issue. Likely noise still counts, just much less.

What we found, in plain English

This repository has two critical security issues that could be exploited by attackers if left unpatched. The code contains dangerous patterns like using child_process with user-supplied inputs, which can allow an attacker to run arbitrary commands on the server. Additionally, there are hardcoded secrets and tokens in the codebase that could be used to steal data or bypass security controls. While some of these issues might look like malicious intent, they appear to stem from common insecure coding practices rather than intentional attacks. The scan also found a missing authentication tag in a cryptographic function and several other potential vulnerabilities related to file access and network usage. Because the scores are high and multiple critical findings were identified, this repository should not be used until these security issues are fixed by the developer.

Written by a local language model from the findings below. The risk scores come from the classifier, not from this summary.

Detections by engine

  • Semgrep 203

    Pattern-based code analysis · Vulnerability

  • Dependency checker 44

    CVEs, typosquats and risky installs · Supply chain

  • GuardDog 23

    Supply-chain attack heuristics · Malicious pattern

  • YARA 2

    Malware signature rules · Malicious pattern

Score over time

Overall score each time this repository was scanned.

Findings

Highest severity first. Select a finding to see the code and what it means.

Large result: showing the top 269 of 272 findings (up to 200 per engine, most severe and most likely real first). Totals above include everything.