Skills/npm/pagecast

pagecast@0.7.0

CAUTION

Publisher claims: "Preview local HTML reports and static mini apps, then publish them to shareable URLs." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher amal-david · joined 7 days agoInstalls 59Last detonated 7d ago
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KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (2 scenarios) on 2026-10-28 and scored it 56/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials; Access to sensitive file paths; Prompt injection. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 23 s · 2 scenarios
t+CategoryObserved action
0.0sprocessno install scripts in bundle
1.7sprocessdependency install exit 1
22sfilesystemread ~/.pagecast/home · ~/.pagecast/home/workspaces.json · ~/.pagecast/home/config.json · ~/.pagecast/home/reports.json · ~/.pagecast/home/workspace.lock outside project
22sfilesystemwrote ~/.pagecast/home/.workspace.lock.2264.8907e9c6b3880b28.tmp · ~/.pagecast/home/.runtime.json.2264.3162379222d10af8.tmp · ~/.pagecast/home/.reports.json.2264.e9a5c14cff06ed57.tmp · ~/.pagecast/home/.workspaces.json.2264.910b9ab6efe206cc.tmp · ~/.pagecast/home/.workspace.lock.2264.412ab35cdac18c6e.tmp · ~/.pagecast/home/.runtime.json.2264.c43e396df0b688eb.tmp
22sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
22sprocessexec /app/apps/web/node_modules/.bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /root/.cache/node/corepack/v1/pnpm/10.28.0/dist/node-gyp-bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /app/node_modules/.bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /pnpm/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /usr/local/sbin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /usr/local/bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /usr/sbin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /usr/bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /sbin/xdg-open
22sprocessexec /bin/xdg-open
22sprocessexited 137: 2263 Killed | timeout -s KILL 20 node "src/cli.js"
22sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 137)
22sprocessscript backend runs setup only

Static findings

CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialssrc/crypto.js:134 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineeringFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.codex/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:60 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/server.js:3780 · 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.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompt injectionREADME.md:252 · Prompt injection — known jailbreak technique referenceFix: Keep SKILL.md to visible, descriptive text. Remove comments and encoded text that address the agent.
AST01
HIGH
Authorization escalation languageREADME.md:252 · Authorization escalation languageFix: Remove the text that addresses the agent rather than the reader; describe behavior, do not instruct.
AST01
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathssrc/wrangler-gateway.js:656 · 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.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialssrc/cli.js:1002 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineeringFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.codex/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:69 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.codex/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:91 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.codex/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:135 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known package.codex/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:98 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:86 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/server.js:7474 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/hooks/detect-report.mjs:139 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:117 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:124 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionpublic/assets/index-DFCQP-5i.js:60 · 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.
AST07
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/local-system.js:122 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/hooks/detect-report.mjs:113 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/platform.js:62 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/cli.js:1457 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/hooks/detect-artifacts-on-stop.mjs:137 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/hooks/detect-artifacts-on-stop.mjs:50 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionsrc/publication-service.js:899 · 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.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:161 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagepublic/assets/index-DFCQP-5i.js:60 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
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npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/server.js:7409 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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npx invocation of non-well-known packageplugin/skills/publish-report/SKILL.md:95 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionpublic/assets/index-DFCQP-5i.js:9 · 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.
AST07
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandsrc/local-system.js:123 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissionsFix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/server.js:7515 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/server.js:7786 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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npx invocation of non-well-known packagesrc/server.js:8213 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06

What would make this Verified

24 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim amal-david: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. Touches files outside the project≈ +7 on the totalKeep reads and writes inside the working directory, or declare the exact paths in `filesystem:` and explain why in the README.
  4. Does not do what the description says≈ +5 on the totalIn the sandbox the skill never performed the task it claims (no call to the service it is for). Make sure the happy path runs without extra setup, or describe the real behavior.
  5. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  6. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
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