core@0.34.0
CAUTIONPublisher claims: "File authorization middleware for multi-tenant files on Postgres: file sharing permissions per user, org and role, revocable links that expire, delegated share links and a hash-chained audit trail." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher filelayer · joined 8 days agoInstalls 6,793Last detonated 47 h ago
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (1 scenario) on 2026-11-01 and scored it 65/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Authorization escalation language; Authorization escalation language; Auto-update or dynamic fetch configuration. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.
Behavior trace
Honeypot run · 0 s · 1 scenarios · 0 deviationst+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
0.0sprocessscript backend runs setup only
Static findings
HIGH
Authorization escalation languageCHANGELOG.md:621 · Authorization escalation languageFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01HIGH
Authorization escalation languagellms.txt:112 · Authorization escalation languageFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01HIGH
Auto-update or dynamic fetch configurationdist/authz.js:447 · Auto-update or dynamic fetch configuration — agent may load new code at runtimeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/cli.d.ts:7 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06HIGH
Authorization escalation languageCHANGELOG.md:1045 · Authorization escalation languageFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01HIGH
Auto-update or dynamic fetch configurationdist/authz.d.ts:357 · Auto-update or dynamic fetch configuration — agent may load new code at runtimeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06HIGH
Auto-update or dynamic fetch configurationsrc/authz.ts:884 · Auto-update or dynamic fetch configuration — agent may load new code at runtimeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/cli.d.ts:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06HIGH
Authorization escalation languagedocs/CLI.md:20 · Authorization escalation languageFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionopenapi.json:18 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:286 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
AWS access key pattern detectedtest/cli.test.ts:376 · AWS access key pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested keyFix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
AST03MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/cli.js:7 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:305 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Process kill commandsrc/filelayer.ts:2320 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/cli.ts:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
Process kill commanddist/filelayer.js:1648 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/storage.ts:892 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionsrc/simple.ts:357 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07MEDIUM
File permission modification commanddist/storage.js:625 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagedist/cli.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actiondist/simple.js:217 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:187 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/cli.ts:7 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06MEDIUM
AWS access key pattern detectedtest/cli.test.ts:371 · AWS access key pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested keyFix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
AST03MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:247 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/delivery.test.ts:51 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:187 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathstest/delivery.test.ts:157 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:286 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/range.test.ts:53 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:305 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/range.test.ts:53 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
document.cookie accesstest/tiers.test.ts:160 · document.cookie access — can steal session cookiesFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/local-s3.mjs:393 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Process kill commandtest/listing.test.ts:262 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/delivery.test.ts:51 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/tiers.test.ts:62 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/local-s3.mjs:393 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
AWS access key pattern detectedtest/storage.test.ts:34 · AWS access key pattern detected — possible hardcoded or harvested keyFix: Never read or enumerate credential locations; accept a documented environment variable instead.
AST03MEDIUM
Outbound HTTP to raw IP addresstest/cli.test.ts:247 · Outbound HTTP to raw IP address — may bypass domain-based monitoringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07MEDIUM
Access to sensitive file pathstest/cli.test.ts:62 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actiontest/delivery.test.ts:266 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesFix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07MEDIUM
URL using raw IP addresstest/tiers.test.ts:62 · URL using raw IP address — may bypass domain-based filteringFix: Replace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
AST07What would make this Verified
15 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%- Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim filelayer: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
- Auto-update or dynamic fetch configuration≈ +4 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
- New publisher≈ +3 on the totalTime clears this on its own after 14 and 30 days. Claiming the handle (+50) is the fastest way past it.
- npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
- File type combined with upload action≈ +2 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
- URL using raw IP address≈ +2 on the totalReplace encoded or assembled strings with plain literals and remove undeclared network calls.
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