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Poshstache

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A Powershell implementation of Mustache based on Stubble
License: unknown
Published: almost 5 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

Popularity

171.31k
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. Open source communities depend on the work of thousands of software developers that volunteer their time to maintain software components. Software developers build up the reputation of their open source projects by developing in public. Modern source code repositories have many social features that allow software developers to handle bug reports, have discussions with their users, and convey reaching significant project milestones. It is uncommon to find open source projects that omit linking their component to a publicly accessible source code repository.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

100 packages
found in
Top 100
900 packages
found in
Top 1k
8992 packages
found in
Top 10k
17108 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

Digital signatures are applied to applications, packages and documents as a cryptographically secured authenticity record. Signatures verify the origin and the integrity of the object they apply to. The integrity validation relies on the cryptographic strength of the encryption and the hash verification algorithm. If either of the two is considered weak by current standards, there is a chance the signed object could be maliciously modified, without triggering the integrity failure check.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

85 packages
found in
Top 100
354 packages
found in
Top 1k
1054 packages
found in
Top 10k
1674 packages
in community

Next steps

Create signatures with strong ECC key-length of at least 224 bits, or RSA key-length of at least 2048 bits, and use SHA256 as the hashing algorithm. While encryption key-length upgrade does require you to obtain a new certificate, the hashing algorithm can freely be selected during signing.
With Microsoft SignTool, you can specify the hashing algorithm using the /fd SHA256 parameter.

Problem

Digital signatures are applied to applications, packages and documents as a cryptographically secured authenticity record. Signatures are made using digital certificates, which can either be purchased from certificate authorities or be self-issued. When a certificate is purchased from a certificate authority, the subject that requests it goes through an identity validation process. Depending on the certificate type, those checks can be basic or extended. Confirming the subject identity is a multi-step process, and the requesting subject can be mapped to its legal entity name only through extended validation of submitted documents. Extended identity validation typically costs more, and it takes longer for a certificate to be issued when this process is correctly followed.

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

86 packages
found in
Top 100
259 packages
found in
Top 1k
991 packages
found in
Top 10k
1561 packages
in community

Next steps

Consider the benefits of acquiring extended validation certificates. Operating systems tend to be more trusting of software packages signed in this way. Certain security warnings and prompts might also be automatically suppressed. This reduces the number of support tickets for organizations that opt to use extended validation certificates.

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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
100 packages
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804 packages
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6518 packages
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11726 packages
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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
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304 packages
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Top 1k
1889 packages
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2994 packages
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Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
74 packages
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Top 100
404 packages
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Top 1k
2154 packages
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Top 10k
3540 packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
68 packages
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371 packages
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Top 1k
1732 packages
found in
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2838 packages
in community

Prevalence in PowerShell Gallery community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
97 packages
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Top 100
693 packages
found in
Top 1k
4437 packages
found in
Top 10k
7330 packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.

FAQ for Poshstache

What is Poshstache?

A Powershell implementation of Mustache based on Stubble. For more information about this package, visit its homepage.

Is Poshstache malicious or is it safe to use?

The PS Gallery package Poshstache 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 Poshstache popular?

The PS Gallery package Poshstache ranks among the top 10000 projects in this community. It has 171K 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 Poshstache once it is in my app?

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

Did you know...

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