authmail-relay

v0.5.0 suspicious
8.0
High Risk

Self-hosted SMTP relay for auth emails.

πŸ€– AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package exhibits high risks associated with credential harvesting and potential obfuscation, suggesting it may be involved in malicious activities despite no clear evidence of direct malicious intent.

  • High credential risk due to suspicious validation of webhook URLs and tests against AWS metadata IP.
  • Potential obfuscation through excessive base64 decoding.
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: The use of httpx for making network calls appears to be standard for making HTTP requests and does not inherently indicate malicious activity.
  • Shell: Executing subprocesses with user-provided arguments can introduce risks such as command injection if not properly sanitized, indicating potential security concerns.
  • Obfuscation: The usage of base64 decoding in multiple contexts without clear justification suggests potential obfuscation or encryption of sensitive information.
  • Credentials: The validation of a webhook URL pointing to '/etc/passwd' and testing against AWS metadata IP indicate suspicious behavior likely related to credential harvesting.
  • Metadata: The presence of non-secure links and a new maintainer with limited activity raises some concerns, but no clear malicious intent is evident.

πŸ“¦ Package Quality Overall: Medium (6.2/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present β€” 10 test file(s) found

  • 10 test file(s) detected (e.g. test_api.py)
β—ˆ Medium Documentation 7.0

Some documentation present

  • Documentation URL: "Documentation" -> https://hwan96-ai.github.io/authmail-relay/
  • Detailed PyPI description (10964 chars)
β—‹ Low Contributing Guide 4.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • Development Status classifier >= Beta
β—ˆ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 83 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
β—ˆ Medium Multiple Contributors 6.0

Limited contributor diversity

  • 2 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in hwan96-ai/authmail-relay
  • Two distinct contributors found

πŸ”¬ Heuristic Checks

⚠ Outbound Network Calls score 9.0

Found 6 network call pattern(s)

  • nsport self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(**kwargs) async def __aenter__(self) -> "AsyncEmailServ
  • nsport self._client = httpx.Client(**kwargs) def __enter__(self) -> "EmailServiceClient":
  • own_client: client = httpx.Client(timeout=timeout) assert client is not None try:
  • sponse(500)) client = httpx.Client(transport=transport) deliver_webhook("https://exampl
  • sponse(200)) client = httpx.Client(transport=transport) result = deliver_webhook(
  • sponse(200)) client = httpx.Client(transport=transport) assert deliver_webhook(
⚠ Code Obfuscation score 10.0

Found 5 obfuscation pattern(s)

  • _payload() return base64.b64decode(payload).decode("utf-8") return raw def _mock_server(m
  • tml" in parts plain = base64.b64decode(parts["text/plain"].get_payload()).decode("utf-8") a
  • "text/plain") assert base64.b64decode(plain.get_payload()).decode("utf-8") == "hello Alice" @
  • "text/plain") assert base64.b64decode(plain.get_payload()).decode("utf-8") == "order <script>x</sc
  • "text/plain") body = base64.b64decode(plain.get_payload()).decode("utf-8") assert "홍길동" in
⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 2.0

Found 1 shell execution pattern(s)

  • .update(env_extra) return subprocess.run( [sys.executable, "-m", "authmail_relay", *args],
⚠ Credential Harvesting score 2.5

Found 1 credential access pattern(s)

  • validate_webhook_url("file:///etc/passwd") def test_rejects_aws_metadata_ip(self): with
βœ“ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

βœ“ Registered Email Domain

No author email provided

⚠ Suspicious Page Links score 10.0

Found 5 suspicious link(s) on the package page

  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://127.0.0.1:8000
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://127.0.0.1:8000/send
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://127.0.0.1:8000/health
  • Non-HTTPS external link: http://127.0.0.1:8025
⚠ Git Repository History score 2.5

Git history flags: Repository has zero stars and zero forks

  • Repository has zero stars and zero forks
⚠ Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Only one version has ever been released β€” brand new package
  • Author "authmail-relay maintainers" appears to have only 1 package on PyPI (new or inactive account)
βœ“ Known CVE Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities found in OSV database.

πŸ’‘ AI App Starter Prompt

Use this prompt to build a project with authmail-relay 
Your task is to develop a user-friendly mini-application called 'EmailVerificationTool' using Python and the 'authmail-relay' package. This tool will serve as a self-hosted solution for sending and verifying email addresses for authentication purposes. The goal is to create a robust system where users can input their email addresses, and your tool will send a verification email containing a unique token. Once the user clicks on the link provided in the email, they'll be redirected back to your application, confirming their email address is valid.

Key Features:
1. User Interface: Design a simple web interface using Flask for users to input their email addresses and view confirmation messages.
2. Email Verification: Utilize 'authmail-relay' to set up an SMTP relay that sends out verification emails. Each email should contain a unique token generated by your application.
3. Token Validation: Implement a backend function to validate tokens. When a user clicks on the verification link, your app should verify the token against the one sent via email.
4. Database Integration: Store user information and verification status in a SQLite database for persistence.
5. Security Measures: Ensure all communications are secure, including HTTPS for the web interface and encryption for stored data.
6. Logging and Monitoring: Include logging functionality to track actions such as when emails are sent, tokens are generated, and verification attempts are made.
7. User Feedback: Provide clear feedback to the user at each stage of the process, whether it's an email sent successfully, a successful verification, or any errors encountered.

How to Use 'authmail-relay':
- Configure 'authmail-relay' to act as your SMTP server for sending emails. This involves setting up the relay to accept emails from your application and deliver them securely to the intended recipients.
- Integrate 'authmail-relay' into your Flask application to handle the sending of verification emails. Make sure to include the unique token in the email body or URL.
- After configuring 'authmail-relay', test the email sending functionality thoroughly to ensure emails are delivered correctly and contain the correct information.

By completing this project, you will have built a useful tool for validating email addresses in a secure and user-friendly manner.

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