Spectra Assure

failRisk: Vulnerabilities

Scanned:

Clicknium

Artifact:

latest

Top 10k

Make it easy to automate web and desktop applications.

License: unknown

Published:

Publisher: ClickCorp

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SAFE Assessment

Compliance

Licenses

No license compliance issues

Secrets

No sensitive information found

Security

Vulnerabilities

2 severe vulnerabilities exploited

Hardening

No application hardening issues

Threats

Tampering

1 components with malware history

Malware

No evidence of malware inclusion

IMPORTANT: This package had 3 malicious incidents in the last 2 years

Latest malware incident detected:

Version: 0.0.4

INCIDENTS FOR THIS VERSION:

List of software quality issues with the number of affected components.

Policies

Info

Count

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known severe vulnerabilities. Available threat intelligence telemetry has confirmed that the reported high or critical severity vulnerabilities are actively being exploited by malicious actors.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

71 packages

found in

Top 100

568 packages

found in

Top 1k

3198 packages

found in

Top 10k

16595 packages

in community

Next steps

We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

SQ31105

Detected presence of high severity vulnerabilities.

Causes risk: high severity vulnerabilities

vulnerabilities

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

72 packages

found in

Top 100

583 packages

found in

Top 1k

3344 packages

found in

Top 10k

17282 packages

in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.

Update the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

TH17127

Detected presence of files containing URLs that link to raw files on GitHub.

hunting

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. One or more embedded URLs were discovered to link to raw files hosted on GitHub. Attackers often abuse popular web services to host malicious payloads. Since code-sharing services URLs are typically allowed by security solutions, using them for payload delivery increases the odds that the malicious code will reach the user. While the presence of code-sharing service locations does not imply malicious intent, all of their uses in a software package should be documented and approved. An increasing number of software supply chain attacks in the open source space leverages the GitHub service to deliver malicious payloads.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

78 packages

found in

Top 100

618 packages

found in

Top 1k

4203 packages

found in

Top 10k

27868 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 an alternative delivery mechanism for software packages.

TH17131

Detected presence of files containing domains used for intercepting and inspecting HTTP requests.

hunting

Problem

Applications communicate with web services by exchanging HTTP requests. During software development, externally hosted services are used by developers to debug software quality issues relating to exchanging HTTP requests. Attackers commonly abuse tools designed for HTTP request inspection to monitor network traffic and extract sensitive information from the HTTP traffic. While the presence of domains related to HTTP inspection does not imply malicious intent, all of their uses in a software package should be documented and approved. Attackers might have purposely injected security testing tools in the software package to monitor the network traffic of the infected computer system. It is also possible that the software package has mistakenly included a part of its testing infrastructure during packaging.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

31 packages

found in

Top 100

233 packages

found in

Top 1k

1163 packages

found in

Top 10k

7186 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 removing all references to flagged network locations.

TH30101

Detected presence of software components that had a recent malware or tampering incident.

Causes risk: components with malware history

hunting

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 projects have a history of security lapses that culminated with a publication of one or more malicious component versions. To ensure that repeated supply chain incidents do not occur, the open source project should be closely monitored for up to two years. All software package versions that are published within two years of the malware incident will convey a warning about the history of security incidents tied to the open source project.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

24 packages

found in

Top 100

102 packages

found in

Top 1k

326 packages

found in

Top 10k

1057 packages

in community

Next steps

Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.

If the software behaviors differ from expected, 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.

SQ31106

Detected presence of medium severity vulnerabilities.

Causes risk: medium severity vulnerabilities

vulnerabilities

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as medium severity.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

70 packages

found in

Top 100

531 packages

found in

Top 1k

3115 packages

found in

Top 10k

16606 packages

in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.

Update the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

TH15103

Detected presence of files with behaviors commonly used by malicious software.

hunting

Problem

Software components contain executable code that performs actions implemented during its development. These actions are called behaviors. In the analysis report, behaviors are presented as human-readable descriptions that best match the underlying code intent. While most behaviors are benign, some are commonly abused by malicious software with the intent to cause harm. When a software package shares behavior traits with malicious software, it may become flagged by security solutions. Any detection from security solutions can cause friction for the end-users during software deployment. While the behavior is likely intended by the developer, there is a small chance this detection is true positive, and an early indication of a software supply chain attack.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

31 packages

found in

Top 100

242 packages

found in

Top 1k

1429 packages

found in

Top 10k

6896 packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.

If the software intent does not relate to the reported behavior, 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 rewriting the flagged code without using the marked behaviors.

TH30112

Detected presence of software components without a declared source code repository.

hunting

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 Visual Studio Code community

57 packages

found in

Top 100

447 packages

found in

Top 1k

3421 packages

found in

Top 10k

56684 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.

TH16102

Detected presence of files containing bidirectional Unicode control characters.

hunting

Problem

Unicode is a text encoding standard designed to support the use of text written in all of the major languages and writing systems. While most languages are written from left to right, some are written in alternative directions. To accommodate encoding text written in such languages, the Unicode standard includes a number of special characters that allow the text direction to be specified. However, changing text direction can have adverse effects on how the encoded text is displayed and interpreted. For this reason, bidirectional Unicode control characters are commonly abused by malicious actors as a means of bypassing security solutions and avoiding detection. While presence of special Unicode characters does not imply malicious intent, all of its uses in a software package should be documented and approved. One example of acceptable use for these special characters is in script files that parse, validate, and transform Unicode-encoded text.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

68 packages

found in

Top 100

482 packages

found in

Top 1k

2524 packages

found in

Top 10k

12998 packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections as indicators of software tampering.

Consult Mitre ATT&CK documentation: T1036.002 - Masquerading: Right-to-Left Override.

Consult publicly available materials on the Trojan Source vulnerability.

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List of software quality issues with the number of affected components.

Policies

Info

Count

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

71 packages

found in

Top 100

568 packages

found in

Top 1k

3198 packages

found in

Top 10k

16595 packages

in community

Next steps

We strongly advise updating the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

SQ31105

Detected presence of high severity vulnerabilities.

Causes risk: high severity vulnerabilities

vulnerabilities

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as high severity.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

72 packages

found in

Top 100

583 packages

found in

Top 1k

3344 packages

found in

Top 10k

17282 packages

in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.

Update the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

TH17127

Detected presence of files containing URLs that link to raw files on GitHub.

hunting

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

78 packages

found in

Top 100

618 packages

found in

Top 1k

4203 packages

found in

Top 10k

27868 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 an alternative delivery mechanism for software packages.

TH17131

Detected presence of files containing domains used for intercepting and inspecting HTTP requests.

hunting

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

31 packages

found in

Top 100

233 packages

found in

Top 1k

1163 packages

found in

Top 10k

7186 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 removing all references to flagged network locations.

TH30101

Detected presence of software components that had a recent malware or tampering incident.

Causes risk: components with malware history

hunting

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

24 packages

found in

Top 100

102 packages

found in

Top 1k

326 packages

found in

Top 10k

1057 packages

in community

Next steps

Inspect behaviors exhibited by the detected software components.

If the software behaviors differ from expected, 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.

SQ31106

Detected presence of medium severity vulnerabilities.

Causes risk: medium severity vulnerabilities

vulnerabilities

Problem

Software composition analysis has identified a component with one or more known vulnerabilities. Based on the CVSS scoring, these vulnerabilities have been marked as medium severity.

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

70 packages

found in

Top 100

531 packages

found in

Top 1k

3115 packages

found in

Top 10k

16606 packages

in community

Next steps

Perform impact analysis for the reported CVEs.

Update the component to the latest version.

If the update can't resolve the issue, create a plan to isolate or replace the affected component.

TH15103

Detected presence of files with behaviors commonly used by malicious software.

hunting

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

31 packages

found in

Top 100

242 packages

found in

Top 1k

1429 packages

found in

Top 10k

6896 packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections.

If the software intent does not relate to the reported behavior, 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 rewriting the flagged code without using the marked behaviors.

TH30112

Detected presence of software components without a declared source code repository.

hunting

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 Visual Studio Code community

57 packages

found in

Top 100

447 packages

found in

Top 1k

3421 packages

found in

Top 10k

56684 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.

TH16102

Detected presence of files containing bidirectional Unicode control characters.

hunting

Problem

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

68 packages

found in

Top 100

482 packages

found in

Top 1k

2524 packages

found in

Top 10k

12998 packages

in community

Next steps

Investigate reported detections as indicators of software tampering.

Consult Mitre ATT&CK documentation: T1036.002 - Masquerading: Right-to-Left Override.

Consult publicly available materials on the Trojan Source vulnerability.