Scan report

chef / chef

Vulnerability Critical

Could an attacker exploit mistakes in this code?

734 risk score

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

High
56
Medium
106
Low
0

Sources: Bandit, Semgrep, pip-audit

Malicious pattern Medium

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

30 risk score

Real issues worth reviewing before you rely on this code.

High
18
Medium
10
Low
9

Sources: YARA, ClamAV, GuardDog, dependency checker

Findings overview
199 total findings
Likely real
162
Uncertain
9
Likely noise
28

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 distinct security issues that require immediate attention before it can be used in production. The most critical problem is a vulnerability score of 734, which indicates severe insecure coding patterns that an attacker could exploit to compromise the system. Additionally, there are medium-risk findings suggesting the code may contain malicious intent or suspicious behavior, such as downloading and executing remote files or using secrets improperly. While some issues appear to be ordinary mistakes like missing Rails security attributes or hardcoded keys, the presence of a YARA rule specifically designed to detect dangerous downloads combined with execution makes this repository unsafe for any development or deployment use.

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 162

    Pattern-based code analysis · Vulnerability

  • YARA 27

    Malware signature rules · Malicious pattern

  • GuardDog 10

    Supply-chain attack heuristics · Malicious pattern

Score over time

Overall score each time this repository was scanned.

Findings

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