WsgiDAV

v4.3.4 safe
4.0
Medium Risk

Generic and extendable WebDAV server based on WSGI

🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SAFE

The package appears safe with low risks across most categories. While there are some signs of potential obfuscation and non-secure links, these do not strongly indicate malicious intent.

  • Low credential and shell risks
  • Presence of non-HTTPS links
  • Potential obfuscation techniques
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: The network calls seem to be part of testing functionalities, possibly for checking HTTP responses and mounting operations.
  • Shell: Subprocess calls appear to be invoking 'litmus' tool for testing purposes, likely related to web service checks.
  • Obfuscation: The observed patterns suggest potential obfuscation through base64 decoding and pickling, which could be used for hiding data or logic, but could also be legitimate.
  • Credentials: No clear evidence of credential harvesting is present.
  • Metadata: The package contains non-HTTPS links which could be a potential risk, but no other significant red flags are present.

🔬 Heuristic Checks

⚠ Outbound Network Calls score 9.0

Found 6 network call pattern(s)

  • testGet(self): res = requests.get(self.url, auth=self.auth) assert res.status_code ==
  • "text/html" res = requests.get(self.url + "?davmount", auth=self.auth) assert res.
  • live this could be # requests.post(..., data=queue), ... def _consumer():
  • s f: r = requests.put("http://127.0.0.1:8080/bar.txt", data=f) self.asser
  • f.SIZE # r = requests.put("http://127.0.0.1:8080/bar.txt", data=blob) # s
  • ld out # r = requests.put("http://127.0.0.1:8080/bar.txt", #
⚠ Code Obfuscation score 10.0

Found 5 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • = "" auth_value = base64.decodebytes(util.to_bytes(auth_value)) auth_value = util.to_str
  • return None lock = pickle.loads(lock) expire = float(lock["expire"]) if 0
  • # values: lock = pickle.loads(self._redis.get(self._redis_lock_prefix.format(token)))
  • return False lock = pickle.loads(lock) _logger.debug(f"delete {lock_string(lock)}")
  • : lock = pickle.loads(lock) if token_only:
⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 6.0

Found 3 shell execution pattern(s)

  • try: res = subprocess.call( ["litmus", "http://127.0.0.1:8080/", "
  • try: res = subprocess.call(["litmus", "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"]) self.
  • try: res = subprocess.call( ["litmus", "https://127.0.0.1:8080/",
✓ Credential Harvesting

No credential harvesting patterns detected

✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: wwwendt.de

⚠ Suspicious Page Links score 8.0

Found 4 suspicious link(s) on the package page

  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4918.txt
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://0.0.0.0:80
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://wsgidav.rtfd.org
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/wsgidav
✓ Git Repository History

Repository mar10/wsgidav appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 2.0

1 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author "Martin Wendt" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
✓ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

💡 AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with WsgiDAV 
Create a personalized file management system using Python's WsgiDAV package. This system will allow users to manage their files through a web interface, utilizing WebDAV protocols for advanced file operations such as uploading, downloading, editing, and deleting files from a remote server. Your task is to design and implement a simple yet effective web-based file manager that leverages the capabilities of WsgiDAV.

**Core Features:**
1. **User Authentication:** Implement basic user authentication to ensure only authorized users can access their files. Users should be able to log in and out securely.
2. **File Operations:** Allow users to perform common file operations like upload, download, edit, and delete files directly via the web interface.
3. **Directory Navigation:** Enable users to navigate through directories, view directory contents, and create new directories.
4. **Version Control:** Provide a simple version control mechanism where users can save different versions of a file and revert to previous versions if needed.
5. **WebDAV Integration:** Utilize WsgiDAV to expose your file system over WebDAV, allowing users to interact with the system using any WebDAV client.
6. **Logging and Notifications:** Implement logging to track user actions and provide notifications about important events like file uploads/downloads.

**Implementation Steps:**
1. Set up a Python environment and install the necessary packages including WsgiDAV.
2. Design the database schema to store user information and file metadata.
3. Implement user authentication logic and secure sessions.
4. Develop the backend API using WsgiDAV to handle file operations.
5. Build a frontend interface using HTML/CSS/JavaScript to interact with the backend.
6. Test the application thoroughly to ensure all features work as expected.
7. Deploy the application to a cloud platform like Heroku or AWS for easy access.

**How to Use WsgiDAV:**
- Configure WsgiDAV to serve files from your designated storage directory.
- Use WsgiDAV's built-in methods to handle file operations such as PUT, GET, DELETE, and PROPFIND.
- Integrate WsgiDAV with your authentication system to restrict access to authorized users only.
- Expose the WsgiDAV service over HTTP or HTTPS for secure communication.

This project will not only enhance your understanding of WebDAV and Python web development but also provide you with a practical tool for managing files remotely.