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PlexAutomationToolkit

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A PowerShell module for managing Plex servers
License: unknown
Published: 4 days 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

Popularity

427
Total Downloads
3
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. 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

No prevalence information at this time

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 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

Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are structured addresses that point to locations and assets on the internet. URLs allow software developers to build complex applications that exchange data with servers that can be hosted in multiple geographical regions. URLs can commonly be found embedded in documentation, configuration files, source code and compiled binaries. A port number is associated with a network address of a host, such as an IP address, and the type of network protocol used for communication. Within URLs, the ports are optional. Ports can be specified in a URL immediately following the domain name. Each network protocol, or schema, has a set of standard ports on which the service operates. This issue is raised when a mismatch between a network protocol and its expected port number is detected. While the presence of non-standard ports does not imply malicious intent, all of their uses in a software package should be documented and approved.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

13 packages
found in
Top 100
124 packages
found in
Top 1k
643 packages
found in
Top 10k
1.03k packages
in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.
If the software should not include these network references, investigate your build and release environment for software supply chain compromise.
You should delay the software release until the investigation is completed, or until the issue is risk accepted.
Consider changing the port to one that is standard for the networking protocol.

Top behaviors

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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 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)
16 packages
found in
Top 100
283 packages
found in
Top 1k
1872 packages
found in
Top 10k
3.13k packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
76 packages
found in
Top 100
404 packages
found in
Top 1k
2152 packages
found in
Top 10k
3.59k packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
11 packages
found in
Top 100
333 packages
found in
Top 1k
1343 packages
found in
Top 10k
2.28k packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for PlexAutomationToolkit

What is PlexAutomationToolkit?

A PowerShell module for managing Plex servers. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is PlexAutomationToolkit malicious or is it safe to use?

The PS Gallery package PlexAutomationToolkit 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 PlexAutomationToolkit popular?

The PS Gallery package PlexAutomationToolkit ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 427 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 PlexAutomationToolkit once it is in my app?

Since we can't know when or where malicious attacks will happen, we recommend tracking how PlexAutomationToolkit behaviors change over multiple software releases. By adopting differential analysis in your release process, you can detect unexpected changes to a PlexAutomationToolkit 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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