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Invoke-FormatQuery

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A module run a query and wql query and format result to PSCUSTUMOBJECT
License: unknown
Published: almost 3 years ago
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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses
No license compliance issues
Secrets
No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities detected
Hardening
No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering
No evidence of software tampering
Malware
No evidence of malware inclusion

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

Popularity

5.75k
Total Downloads
2
Contributors
0
Declared Dependencies
0
Dependents

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Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. Some open source repositories allow the developers to take down software component versions that they have published. For open source projects, version unpublishing is uncommon. Versions are typically removed due to a security incident, such as malicious code tampering or accidental development secrets exposure. Software developers often prioritize taking down such packages before informing the community that they have experienced a security incident. Therefore, it is prudent to review the reasons behind software version removals as these events might be a signal of an ongoing software supply chain attack.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

No prevalence information at this time

Next steps

Review software component documentation for the reasons behind the recent version removal.
If the software version was removed due to a security incident, investigate the build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
Revise the use of components that raise these alarms. If you can't deprecate those components, make sure that their versions are pinned.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community, it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of being the first to try out a new project lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

1 packages
found in
Top 100
2 packages
found in
Top 1k
6 packages
found in
Top 10k
18 packages
in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Software developers use programming and design knowledge to build reusable software components. Software components are the basic building blocks for modern applications. Software consumed by an enterprise consists of hundreds, and sometimes even thousands of open source components. Software developers publish components they have authored to public repositories. While a new software project is a welcome addition to the open source community. it is not always prudent to indiscriminately use the latest components when building a commercial application. Irrespective of the software quality, the danger of using components that are rarely used to build applications lies in the fact that the software component may contain novel, currently undetected malicious code. Therefore, it is prudent to review software component behaviors and even try out software component in a sandbox, an environment meant for testing untrusted code.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

1 packages
found in
Top 100
4 packages
found in
Top 1k
5 packages
found in
Top 10k
20 packages
in community

Next steps

Check the software component behaviors for anomalies.
Consider exploratory software component testing within a sandbox environment.
Consider replacing the software component with a more widely used alternative.
Avoid using this software package until it is vetted as safe.

Problem

Private keys and certificates are considered sensitive information that should not be included in released software packages. However, developers frequently release sensitive information alongside their applications to facilitate automated software testing. Testing keys and certificates often proliferate through the software supply chain. When such information gets shared publicly, it is catalogued by file reputation databases. Any private key and certificate files seen by a file reputation database prior to configured time threshold can be automatically suppressed. Commonly shared sensitive information is not considered to be secret.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

5 packages
found in
Top 100
123 packages
found in
Top 1k
371 packages
found in
Top 10k
631 packages
in community

Next steps

Review the commonly shared sensitive information for evidence of inadvertently exposed secrets.
If the keys were published unintentionally and the software has been made public, you should revoke the keys and file a security incident.

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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
91 packages
found in
Top 100
509 packages
found in
Top 1k
3132 packages
found in
Top 10k
5.29k packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior uncommon for this community (Uncommon)
0 packages
found in
Top 100
38 packages
found in
Top 1k
185 packages
found in
Top 10k
308 packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
100 packages
found in
Top 100
804 packages
found in
Top 1k
6511 packages
found in
Top 10k
11.95k packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
17 packages
found in
Top 100
381 packages
found in
Top 1k
3457 packages
found in
Top 10k
5.94k packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for Invoke-FormatQuery

What is Invoke-FormatQuery?

A module run a query and wql query and format result to PSCUSTUMOBJECT. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is Invoke-FormatQuery malicious or is it safe to use?

The PS Gallery package Invoke-FormatQuery was scanned for malware, software tampering, risky behaviors, exposed secrets and known vulnerabilities. No risks were detected, therefore, this version of the package is currently considered as safe to use.

Is Invoke-FormatQuery popular?

The PS Gallery package Invoke-FormatQuery ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 6K recorded downloads. A package's popularity is not a good indicator of its safety, visit the SAFE Assessment section to see the full analysis of package deployment risk categories.

How do I secure Invoke-FormatQuery once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how Invoke-FormatQuery behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a Invoke-FormatQuery version, which can prevent advanced software supply chain attacks. Read how our technology can help prevent future attacks similar to SolarWinds and 3CX.

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