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Matplotlib Pilot (English)

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A VS Code Extension provides tools such as Matplotlib code snippets and templates.
License: unknown
Published: 11 months ago

Publisher: litchi



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

107.07k
Total Installs
Contributor
Declared Dependencies
0
Dependents

Top issues

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 Visual Studio Code community

79 packages
found in
Top 100
560 packages
found in
Top 1k
2912 packages
found in
Top 10k
17.75k 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.

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

67 packages
found in
Top 100
487 packages
found in
Top 1k
2562 packages
found in
Top 10k
13.67k 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.

Top behaviors

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
82 packages
found in
Top 100
636 packages
found in
Top 1k
3971 packages
found in
Top 10k
25.82k packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
74 packages
found in
Top 100
578 packages
found in
Top 1k
3262 packages
found in
Top 10k
18.65k packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
54 packages
found in
Top 100
378 packages
found in
Top 1k
1783 packages
found in
Top 10k
7.78k packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
77 packages
found in
Top 100
612 packages
found in
Top 1k
3282 packages
found in
Top 10k
18.03k packages
in community

Prevalence in Visual Studio Code community

Behavior often found in this community (Common)
81 packages
found in
Top 100
643 packages
found in
Top 1k
4030 packages
found in
Top 10k
25.17k packages
in community

Top vulnerabilities

No vulnerabilities found.