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github.com/iswps20293/sassessentials

v0.0.0-20290403233956-ae7a26457b7a

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a token-driven Discord automation “sniper” that monitors Discord messages for Nitro/gift/giveaway/invite/privnote patterns and routes matches to action handlers using authenticated Discord sessions. It also retrieves Discord billing payment-source information, indicating capability for purchase/claim workflows. Even though the downstream handler implementations are not present here, the intent and high-privilege control flows are strongly consistent with abusive automated claiming. Treat as high-risk and do not deploy in a trusted environment unless there is a clearly legitimate, authorized use-case and independent code review of the missing action handlers.

github.com/iswps20293/sassessentials

v0.0.0-20290403233956-ae7a26457b7a

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code fragment is highly consistent with malicious Privnote sniping/secret theft. It extracts a target URI and password from Discord message content, performs a destructive HTTP DELETE to the extracted URI, decrypts the returned payload using the extracted password, then stores the recovered plaintext and sends it via a webhook handler, with additional automated follow-on behavior for gift links. There are no visible authorization/consent checks or input validation for the DELETE target in this fragment, making it unsafe to use as-is.

github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/superhuman

v0.0.0-20260614203310-afa43e4fa6a5

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a purpose-built browser cookie extractor/decrypter on macOS. It stages the local Chrome Cookies SQLite database, harvests the Chrome Safe Storage secret from the macOS Keychain using `security find-generic-password`, decrypts Chrome “v10” cookie values with an AES-CBC workflow derived from that secret, and prints the resulting plaintext cookies to stdout. The behavior is strongly consistent with credential/session theft and data exfiltration rather than legitimate functionality.

empyr-path

0.5.1

by ahmadhm

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This module implements credential harvesting/exfiltration: it reads AWS SSO refresh tokens from the local user cache (~/.aws/sso/cache) and returns the extracted refreshToken verbatim in the HTTP response. The hard-coded token prefix and direct exfiltration behavior are strong indicators of malicious backdoor functionality rather than legitimate OAuth handling. Immediate review and removal/quarantine of the package is warranted.

tokenade

3.5.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-risk. This module is designed to extract and (for Chrome) decrypt sensitive browser authentication/session artifacts—cookies and Firefox localStorage key/value pairs—and return them to the caller. It includes explicit targeting of common services’ session/auth cookie names, consistent with credential/session harvesting tooling. No direct network exfiltration is visible in this fragment, but the produced plaintext secrets are a direct prerequisite for theft. The snippet also appears syntactically corrupted/incomplete, so exact runtime behavior cannot be fully confirmed, but the security-relevant intent and data handling are clear.

github.com/method-security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is unequivocally an offensive exploitation template that implements an authenticated arbitrary file write and subsequent PHP execution verification against pfSense (CVE-2021-41282). The presence of an absolute web-root write (/usr/local/www/test.php), embedded PHP code for execution, trace-reduction (unlink), and deterministic success verification indicates malicious intent and high operational risk if used against systems. Treat as hostile tooling rather than a benign dependency.

@backtest-kit/ui

12.8.0

by tripolskypetr

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code contains a highly suspicious and dangerous functionality: a public HTTP endpoint (/api/v1/repl/eval) that executes user-supplied code via vm.runInContext, while exposing require and process inside the VM context. This is effectively remote code execution and is consistent with backdoor/sabotage behavior. Additional security misconfiguration (CORS with credentials + wildcard) and potential file path traversal concerns exist for icon/file-serving routes.

github.com/kaleidora/dnsub-scanning-tool

v0.0.0-20260614174045-adc06b27f314

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The file contains a Windows malware loader/dropper pattern. On execution, it spawns PowerShell with a hidden window and downloads remote content from hxxps://muckcoding[.]com/LG-LW/Api-Certificate to C:\Users\Public\Pictures\api.db. It then uses certutil -decode to convert that downloaded file into C:\Users\Public\Pictures\L.ps1 and launches another hidden PowerShell process to run the decoded script with -ExecutionPolicy Bypass. This download -> decode -> execute chain enables arbitrary remote payload execution without validation or user consent and is consistent with backdoor or malware delivery behavior.

github.com/Method-Security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is an explicit, weaponized exploit/template intended to compromise CrushFTP via a VFS sandbox escape and to disclose filesystem contents (e.g., /etc/passwd) to the requester. It includes automated auth handling (currentAuth extraction), malicious payload construction (<INCLUDE>/etc/passwd</INCLUDE>), and success validation ('root:x:' marker). Treat as high-confidence malicious functionality rather than a safe or benign dependency.

github.com/boshu2/agentops

v3.1.1-0.20260614202656-507915bb017f+incompatible

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The provided script is a high-confidence malicious supply-chain tampering artifact: it copies a Go CLI template and then injects a `wb run` subcommand that executes arbitrary user-controlled shell commands via `sh -c`, capturing and printing output. This creates direct arbitrary command execution and should be treated as a severe compromise of the build/publish pipeline.

github.com/openshift/release

v0.0.0-20260614175927-362fb2e71b5f

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code is primarily a Kubernetes/OpenShift artifact-gathering script, but it includes high-risk supply-chain execution: it downloads symptom.sh from a GitHub Gist and executes it via 'curl ... | bash', and it also downloads an executable jq binary without verification. These patterns strongly enable arbitrary code execution on the CI/runner if the remote content is altered/compromised. Additionally, it injects client-side JS that leaks document.referrer to an external domain in the generated HTML report.

github.com/googlecloudplatform/k8s-config-connector/third_party/github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-google-beta

v0.0.0-20260614175213-3753c3011951

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is an HTTP-accessible secret disclosure endpoint: it reads a hardcoded secret file from `/etc/secrets/test-secret` and returns its contents directly to the requester, with additional information leakage through raw filesystem errors sent to clients. Even if intended as a demo, its behavior is strongly consistent with malicious or dangerously unsafe secret exfiltration in a real service.

tokenade

4.0.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-risk. This module is designed to extract and (for Chrome) decrypt sensitive browser authentication/session artifacts—cookies and Firefox localStorage key/value pairs—and return them to the caller. It includes explicit targeting of common services’ session/auth cookie names, consistent with credential/session harvesting tooling. No direct network exfiltration is visible in this fragment, but the produced plaintext secrets are a direct prerequisite for theft. The snippet also appears syntactically corrupted/incomplete, so exact runtime behavior cannot be fully confirmed, but the security-relevant intent and data handling are clear.

hickok

0.7.17

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence malicious functionality: the code performs automated SQL injection (blind, error-based, time-based, and UNION-based) to fingerprint the DBMS, enumerate schema (databases/tables/columns), and extract/dump data from a remote system over HTTP. It constructs injection payloads and exfiltrates results via HTTP responses/timing with marker-based parsing—strongly indicating credential/data theft or unauthorized access tooling.

hickok

0.7.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This code fragment is best characterized as a reverse-shell payload generator. It builds multiple cross-language, interactive, callback-based command strings that connect to an attacker-controlled lhost:lport and spawn or relay shell execution (including PTY upgrade techniques and a base64 decode-and-execute variant). It also attempts to auto-determine a suitable callback IP from local tunnel/route information, which improves operational usability in intrusion scenarios. While the snippet only returns strings (no direct execution here), the embedded capabilities strongly match attacker tooling suitable for unauthorized remote command execution.

github.com/openwrt/packages

v0.0.0-20260614175008-44da4494fb05

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment performs a classic persistence/backdoor-style configuration injection: it conditionally appends a root/credential-like mapping for the CGI endpoint '/cgi-bin/nut' into /etc/httpd.conf and restarts uhttpd to activate the change. The behavior is highly security-relevant and very likely malicious or at minimum an unsafe unauthorized configuration change.

github.com/SaaSy-Solutions/mockforge

v0.3.178

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is highly invasive: it globally hooks both fetch and XMLHttpRequest, captures sensitive request headers/bodies and response headers/bodies (including JSON), and broadcasts the collected data via window.postMessage using a wildcard target origin. The unrestricted dispatch mechanism can enable cross-context leakage to any cooperating listener on the page. While the code does not itself perform direct network exfiltration (e.g., no hardcoded outbound URLs), its design is strongly consistent with data harvesting/surveillance and should be treated as a serious supply-chain risk requiring review of what listens for FORGECONNECT_REQUEST and how captured data is handled.

tokenade

4.0.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is a high-abuse component that extracts and decrypts Chrome/Chromium cookies from local browser storage using OS credential stores (DPAPI/secretstorage/keychain) and AES-GCM/DPAPI decryption. It returns plaintext cookie secrets and supports converting them to automation-ready formats, which can be used for session hijacking or account takeover. The presence of a hardcoded fallback secret on Linux/macOS further increases misuse practicality. No explicit network exfiltration is shown in the fragment, but producing plaintext session cookies for downstream replay/injection constitutes a severe security risk. Exact runtime behavior is slightly uncertain due to apparent syntax/truncation in the sqlite query area.

github.com/openshift/release

v0.0.0-20260614175927-362fb2e71b5f

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

High-risk supply-chain behavior: the script downloads a remote shell script from a public Gist and executes it (`curl .../symptom.sh | bash ...`). This is a direct code-execution supply-chain sink with no integrity verification shown. Additional concerns: it also downloads and executes an external `jq` binary without pinning, uses `eval` to dynamically resolve queries, and runs `oc` with `--insecure-skip-tls-verify` extensively. Overall, despite primarily benign “gather artifacts” logic, this module should be treated as potentially malicious/highly risky due to explicit remote code execution.

hickok

0.7.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence malicious functionality: the code performs automated SQL injection (blind, error-based, time-based, and UNION-based) to fingerprint the DBMS, enumerate schema (databases/tables/columns), and extract/dump data from a remote system over HTTP. It constructs injection payloads and exfiltrates results via HTTP responses/timing with marker-based parsing—strongly indicating credential/data theft or unauthorized access tooling.

empyr-path

0.4.80

by ahmadhm

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This code performs credential harvesting and disclosure: it reads AWS SSO cached token JSON files from the local filesystem and returns an extracted refreshToken directly in an API JSON response to the caller. This is highly suspicious and likely malicious unless extremely constrained by robust authentication/authorization and user-consented threat model (not shown in this fragment).

github.com/gesellix/bose-soundtouch

v0.113.0

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module provides high-impact remote access bootstrapping and persistence on an embedded target by injecting a hardcoded shell payload over telnet to start sshd, then optionally persisting firewall changes and installing a root SSH authorized key. The behavior matches common unauthorized access/backdoor provisioning patterns, and because it is packaged as a reusable dependency, it materially increases supply-chain risk if published or consumed broadly without strict authentication/allowlisting and auditing.

github.com/method-security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is malicious exploit automation for MOVEit Transfer: it contains an explicit multi-statement SQL injection payload (CWE-89) to modify server-side session/database records, then uses the resulting session to obtain a token (and submit CSRF-protected actions). It includes external egress (IP discovery) and automated extraction of CSRF/access_token, consistent with operational compromise rather than benign functionality. If present in a software supply-chain artifact, it represents an extreme security risk.

github.com/Method-Security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The provided content is an explicit XXE exploitation/testing template targeting xmlstatus.cgi with a clear local file disclosure primitive (file:///etc/passwd). It is highly indicative of malicious exploitation intent if used against unpatched or misconfigured systems. There is no indication of obfuscated payloads or non-XXE malware behavior within this snippet, but distributing or executing this kind of exploit template in an automated manner is security-sensitive.

github.com/openwrt/packages

v0.0.0-20260614173605-b5efdf5d077d

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment performs a classic persistence/backdoor-style configuration injection: it conditionally appends a root/credential-like mapping for the CGI endpoint '/cgi-bin/nut' into /etc/httpd.conf and restarts uhttpd to activate the change. The behavior is highly security-relevant and very likely malicious or at minimum an unsafe unauthorized configuration change.

github.com/iswps20293/sassessentials

v0.0.0-20290403233956-ae7a26457b7a

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a token-driven Discord automation “sniper” that monitors Discord messages for Nitro/gift/giveaway/invite/privnote patterns and routes matches to action handlers using authenticated Discord sessions. It also retrieves Discord billing payment-source information, indicating capability for purchase/claim workflows. Even though the downstream handler implementations are not present here, the intent and high-privilege control flows are strongly consistent with abusive automated claiming. Treat as high-risk and do not deploy in a trusted environment unless there is a clearly legitimate, authorized use-case and independent code review of the missing action handlers.

github.com/iswps20293/sassessentials

v0.0.0-20290403233956-ae7a26457b7a

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code fragment is highly consistent with malicious Privnote sniping/secret theft. It extracts a target URI and password from Discord message content, performs a destructive HTTP DELETE to the extracted URI, decrypts the returned payload using the extracted password, then stores the recovered plaintext and sends it via a webhook handler, with additional automated follow-on behavior for gift links. There are no visible authorization/consent checks or input validation for the DELETE target in this fragment, making it unsafe to use as-is.

github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/superhuman

v0.0.0-20260614203310-afa43e4fa6a5

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is a purpose-built browser cookie extractor/decrypter on macOS. It stages the local Chrome Cookies SQLite database, harvests the Chrome Safe Storage secret from the macOS Keychain using `security find-generic-password`, decrypts Chrome “v10” cookie values with an AES-CBC workflow derived from that secret, and prints the resulting plaintext cookies to stdout. The behavior is strongly consistent with credential/session theft and data exfiltration rather than legitimate functionality.

empyr-path

0.5.1

by ahmadhm

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This module implements credential harvesting/exfiltration: it reads AWS SSO refresh tokens from the local user cache (~/.aws/sso/cache) and returns the extracted refreshToken verbatim in the HTTP response. The hard-coded token prefix and direct exfiltration behavior are strong indicators of malicious backdoor functionality rather than legitimate OAuth handling. Immediate review and removal/quarantine of the package is warranted.

tokenade

3.5.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-risk. This module is designed to extract and (for Chrome) decrypt sensitive browser authentication/session artifacts—cookies and Firefox localStorage key/value pairs—and return them to the caller. It includes explicit targeting of common services’ session/auth cookie names, consistent with credential/session harvesting tooling. No direct network exfiltration is visible in this fragment, but the produced plaintext secrets are a direct prerequisite for theft. The snippet also appears syntactically corrupted/incomplete, so exact runtime behavior cannot be fully confirmed, but the security-relevant intent and data handling are clear.

github.com/method-security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is unequivocally an offensive exploitation template that implements an authenticated arbitrary file write and subsequent PHP execution verification against pfSense (CVE-2021-41282). The presence of an absolute web-root write (/usr/local/www/test.php), embedded PHP code for execution, trace-reduction (unlink), and deterministic success verification indicates malicious intent and high operational risk if used against systems. Treat as hostile tooling rather than a benign dependency.

@backtest-kit/ui

12.8.0

by tripolskypetr

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

The code contains a highly suspicious and dangerous functionality: a public HTTP endpoint (/api/v1/repl/eval) that executes user-supplied code via vm.runInContext, while exposing require and process inside the VM context. This is effectively remote code execution and is consistent with backdoor/sabotage behavior. Additional security misconfiguration (CORS with credentials + wildcard) and potential file path traversal concerns exist for icon/file-serving routes.

github.com/kaleidora/dnsub-scanning-tool

v0.0.0-20260614174045-adc06b27f314

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The file contains a Windows malware loader/dropper pattern. On execution, it spawns PowerShell with a hidden window and downloads remote content from hxxps://muckcoding[.]com/LG-LW/Api-Certificate to C:\Users\Public\Pictures\api.db. It then uses certutil -decode to convert that downloaded file into C:\Users\Public\Pictures\L.ps1 and launches another hidden PowerShell process to run the decoded script with -ExecutionPolicy Bypass. This download -> decode -> execute chain enables arbitrary remote payload execution without validation or user consent and is consistent with backdoor or malware delivery behavior.

github.com/Method-Security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is an explicit, weaponized exploit/template intended to compromise CrushFTP via a VFS sandbox escape and to disclose filesystem contents (e.g., /etc/passwd) to the requester. It includes automated auth handling (currentAuth extraction), malicious payload construction (<INCLUDE>/etc/passwd</INCLUDE>), and success validation ('root:x:' marker). Treat as high-confidence malicious functionality rather than a safe or benign dependency.

github.com/boshu2/agentops

v3.1.1-0.20260614202656-507915bb017f+incompatible

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The provided script is a high-confidence malicious supply-chain tampering artifact: it copies a Go CLI template and then injects a `wb run` subcommand that executes arbitrary user-controlled shell commands via `sh -c`, capturing and printing output. This creates direct arbitrary command execution and should be treated as a severe compromise of the build/publish pipeline.

github.com/openshift/release

v0.0.0-20260614175927-362fb2e71b5f

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This code is primarily a Kubernetes/OpenShift artifact-gathering script, but it includes high-risk supply-chain execution: it downloads symptom.sh from a GitHub Gist and executes it via 'curl ... | bash', and it also downloads an executable jq binary without verification. These patterns strongly enable arbitrary code execution on the CI/runner if the remote content is altered/compromised. Additionally, it injects client-side JS that leaks document.referrer to an external domain in the generated HTML report.

github.com/googlecloudplatform/k8s-config-connector/third_party/github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-google-beta

v0.0.0-20260614175213-3753c3011951

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is an HTTP-accessible secret disclosure endpoint: it reads a hardcoded secret file from `/etc/secrets/test-secret` and returns its contents directly to the requester, with additional information leakage through raw filesystem errors sent to clients. Even if intended as a demo, its behavior is strongly consistent with malicious or dangerously unsafe secret exfiltration in a real service.

tokenade

4.0.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-risk. This module is designed to extract and (for Chrome) decrypt sensitive browser authentication/session artifacts—cookies and Firefox localStorage key/value pairs—and return them to the caller. It includes explicit targeting of common services’ session/auth cookie names, consistent with credential/session harvesting tooling. No direct network exfiltration is visible in this fragment, but the produced plaintext secrets are a direct prerequisite for theft. The snippet also appears syntactically corrupted/incomplete, so exact runtime behavior cannot be fully confirmed, but the security-relevant intent and data handling are clear.

hickok

0.7.17

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence malicious functionality: the code performs automated SQL injection (blind, error-based, time-based, and UNION-based) to fingerprint the DBMS, enumerate schema (databases/tables/columns), and extract/dump data from a remote system over HTTP. It constructs injection payloads and exfiltrates results via HTTP responses/timing with marker-based parsing—strongly indicating credential/data theft or unauthorized access tooling.

hickok

0.7.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This code fragment is best characterized as a reverse-shell payload generator. It builds multiple cross-language, interactive, callback-based command strings that connect to an attacker-controlled lhost:lport and spawn or relay shell execution (including PTY upgrade techniques and a base64 decode-and-execute variant). It also attempts to auto-determine a suitable callback IP from local tunnel/route information, which improves operational usability in intrusion scenarios. While the snippet only returns strings (no direct execution here), the embedded capabilities strongly match attacker tooling suitable for unauthorized remote command execution.

github.com/openwrt/packages

v0.0.0-20260614175008-44da4494fb05

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment performs a classic persistence/backdoor-style configuration injection: it conditionally appends a root/credential-like mapping for the CGI endpoint '/cgi-bin/nut' into /etc/httpd.conf and restarts uhttpd to activate the change. The behavior is highly security-relevant and very likely malicious or at minimum an unsafe unauthorized configuration change.

github.com/SaaSy-Solutions/mockforge

v0.3.178

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module is highly invasive: it globally hooks both fetch and XMLHttpRequest, captures sensitive request headers/bodies and response headers/bodies (including JSON), and broadcasts the collected data via window.postMessage using a wildcard target origin. The unrestricted dispatch mechanism can enable cross-context leakage to any cooperating listener on the page. While the code does not itself perform direct network exfiltration (e.g., no hardcoded outbound URLs), its design is strongly consistent with data harvesting/surveillance and should be treated as a serious supply-chain risk requiring review of what listens for FORGECONNECT_REQUEST and how captured data is handled.

tokenade

4.0.0

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

This module is a high-abuse component that extracts and decrypts Chrome/Chromium cookies from local browser storage using OS credential stores (DPAPI/secretstorage/keychain) and AES-GCM/DPAPI decryption. It returns plaintext cookie secrets and supports converting them to automation-ready formats, which can be used for session hijacking or account takeover. The presence of a hardcoded fallback secret on Linux/macOS further increases misuse practicality. No explicit network exfiltration is shown in the fragment, but producing plaintext session cookies for downstream replay/injection constitutes a severe security risk. Exact runtime behavior is slightly uncertain due to apparent syntax/truncation in the sqlite query area.

github.com/openshift/release

v0.0.0-20260614175927-362fb2e71b5f

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

High-risk supply-chain behavior: the script downloads a remote shell script from a public Gist and executes it (`curl .../symptom.sh | bash ...`). This is a direct code-execution supply-chain sink with no integrity verification shown. Additional concerns: it also downloads and executes an external `jq` binary without pinning, uses `eval` to dynamically resolve queries, and runs `oc` with `--insecure-skip-tls-verify` extensively. Overall, despite primarily benign “gather artifacts” logic, this module should be treated as potentially malicious/highly risky due to explicit remote code execution.

hickok

0.7.18

Live on pypi

Blocked by Socket

High-confidence malicious functionality: the code performs automated SQL injection (blind, error-based, time-based, and UNION-based) to fingerprint the DBMS, enumerate schema (databases/tables/columns), and extract/dump data from a remote system over HTTP. It constructs injection payloads and exfiltrates results via HTTP responses/timing with marker-based parsing—strongly indicating credential/data theft or unauthorized access tooling.

empyr-path

0.4.80

by ahmadhm

Live on npm

Blocked by Socket

This code performs credential harvesting and disclosure: it reads AWS SSO cached token JSON files from the local filesystem and returns an extracted refreshToken directly in an API JSON response to the caller. This is highly suspicious and likely malicious unless extremely constrained by robust authentication/authorization and user-consented threat model (not shown in this fragment).

github.com/gesellix/bose-soundtouch

v0.113.0

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This module provides high-impact remote access bootstrapping and persistence on an embedded target by injecting a hardcoded shell payload over telnet to start sshd, then optionally persisting firewall changes and installing a root SSH authorized key. The behavior matches common unauthorized access/backdoor provisioning patterns, and because it is packaged as a reusable dependency, it materially increases supply-chain risk if published or consumed broadly without strict authentication/allowlisting and auditing.

github.com/method-security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment is malicious exploit automation for MOVEit Transfer: it contains an explicit multi-statement SQL injection payload (CWE-89) to modify server-side session/database records, then uses the resulting session to obtain a token (and submit CSRF-protected actions). It includes external egress (IP discovery) and automated extraction of CSRF/access_token, consistent with operational compromise rather than benign functionality. If present in a software supply-chain artifact, it represents an extreme security risk.

github.com/Method-Security/webscan

v0.0.263

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

The provided content is an explicit XXE exploitation/testing template targeting xmlstatus.cgi with a clear local file disclosure primitive (file:///etc/passwd). It is highly indicative of malicious exploitation intent if used against unpatched or misconfigured systems. There is no indication of obfuscated payloads or non-XXE malware behavior within this snippet, but distributing or executing this kind of exploit template in an automated manner is security-sensitive.

github.com/openwrt/packages

v0.0.0-20260614173605-b5efdf5d077d

Live on go

Blocked by Socket

This fragment performs a classic persistence/backdoor-style configuration injection: it conditionally appends a root/credential-like mapping for the CGI endpoint '/cgi-bin/nut' into /etc/httpd.conf and restarts uhttpd to activate the change. The behavior is highly security-relevant and very likely malicious or at minimum an unsafe unauthorized configuration change.

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