Scan report

BBC-Esq / VectorDB-Plugin

Vulnerability High

Could an attacker exploit mistakes in this code?

116 risk score

Serious issues. Review the high-severity findings before using it.

High
5
Medium
70
Low
56

Sources: Bandit, Semgrep, pip-audit

Malicious pattern High

Does this code look like it is trying to cause harm?

42 risk score

Serious issues. Review the high-severity findings before using it.

High
7
Medium
0
Low
3

Sources: YARA, ClamAV, GuardDog, dependency checker

Findings overview
141 total findings
Likely real
14
Uncertain
46
Likely noise
81

The risk classifier rates every finding for how likely it is to be a real issue. Likely noise still counts, just much less.

What we found, in plain English

The repository shows two high-risk issues that look like serious security problems rather than normal mistakes. One issue involves using Python's subprocess command with the shell=True flag, which allows attackers to run arbitrary commands by injecting code into your shell environment. Another major concern is the use of pickle for data serialization, a method known to execute dangerous code when files are loaded incorrectly. These findings indicate that the code contains significant vulnerabilities that could be exploited if someone with access to this repository runs it on their systems. While some rules were triggered by unrelated files like system executables or environment variables, the core issues stem from how the application handles external commands and data storage. The developer should treat these as critical security flaws requiring immediate review and remediation before deploying the code anywhere.

Written by a local language model from the findings below. The risk scores come from the classifier, not from this summary.

Detections by engine

  • Bandit 98

    Python security linter · Vulnerability

  • Semgrep 33

    Pattern-based code analysis · Vulnerability

  • YARA 5

    Malware signature rules · Malicious pattern

  • GuardDog 5

    Supply-chain attack heuristics · Malicious pattern

Score over time

Overall score each time this repository was scanned.

Findings

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