autoppt

v0.6.0 suspicious
7.0
High Risk

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🤖 AI Analysis

Final verdict: SUSPICIOUS

The package autoppt v0.6.0 exhibits several concerning behaviors including potential credential abuse and high shell execution risk, indicating possible malicious intent.

  • High shell execution risk
  • Suspicious credential handling
Per-check LLM notes
  • Network: Network calls could be legitimate if the package fetches data from external sources, but require verification of intended use.
  • Shell: Shell execution is high risk as it can be indicative of arbitrary command execution, potentially leading to system compromise.
  • Obfuscation: No signs of code obfuscation detected.
  • Credentials: The code attempts to create a symlink to /etc/passwd and references it, which is highly suspicious as it may indicate an attempt to access sensitive system files.
  • Metadata: The maintainer has an incomplete profile and appears to be new or inactive, which raises some suspicion but not enough to conclusively identify as malicious.

📦 Package Quality Overall: Medium (5.2/10)

✦ High Test Suite 9.0

Test suite present — 16 test file(s) found

  • 16 test file(s) detected (e.g. test_config.py)
◈ Medium Documentation 5.0

Some documentation present

  • Detailed PyPI description (6732 chars)
○ Low Contributing Guide 2.0

No contributing guide or governance files found

  • No CONTRIBUTING, CODE_OF_CONDUCT, or governance files found
◈ Medium Type Annotations 5.0

Partial type annotation coverage

  • 180 type-annotated function signatures detected in source
◈ Medium Multiple Contributors 5.0

Limited contributor diversity

  • 1 unique contributor(s) across 100 commits in yeasy/autoppt
  • Single author but highly active (100 commits)

🔬 Heuristic Checks

⚠ Outbound Network Calls score 3.0

Found 2 network call pattern(s)

  • response = requests.get( current_url,
  • ): response = requests.get( current_url, timeou
✓ Code Obfuscation

No obfuscation patterns detected

⚠ Shell / Subprocess Execution score 4.0

Found 2 shell execution pattern(s)

  • ath), ] try: subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, timeout=SUBPROCESS_TIM
  • return 0 try: subprocess.run(cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, timeout=SUBPROCESS_TIM
⚠ Credential Harvesting score 10.0

Found 6 credential access pattern(s)

  • image_path="../../etc/passwd", ), ], ) spec_file.write_text(
  • """A symlink pointing to /etc/passwd should be blocked by BLOCKED_PREFIXES.""" import os
  • try: os.symlink("/etc/passwd", str(symlink_path)) except OSError: pytest.ski
  • gen._validate_file_path("../../etc/passwd") gen.close() def test_rejects_etc_path(self):
  • gen._validate_file_path("/etc/hosts") gen.close() def test_rejects_proc_path(self)
  • zf: zf.writestr("/etc/passwd", "root:x:0:0") with pytest.raises(RenderError, ma
✓ Typosquatting

No typosquatting candidates detected

✓ Registered Email Domain

Email domain looks legitimate: example.com>

✓ Suspicious Page Links

All external links appear legitimate

✓ Git Repository History

Repository yeasy/autoppt appears legitimate

⚠ Maintainer History score 4.0

2 maintainer concern(s) found

  • Author name is missing or very short
  • Author "" 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 autoppt 
Create a Python-based utility named 'PPTGenie' that leverages the 'autoppt' library to generate professional PowerPoint presentations on-the-fly. This utility should serve as a tool for educators, marketers, and business professionals who need to quickly assemble presentations based on specific themes and content types. Here’s a detailed breakdown of what PPTGenie should accomplish:

1. **User Input**: The application should allow users to input basic information such as title, subtitle, author name, date, and presentation theme (e.g., 'Business', 'Education', 'Marketing').
2. **Content Generation**: Based on the user's input, PPTGenie should automatically generate slides containing relevant content. Users can specify if they want text-heavy slides, image-heavy slides, or a mix of both.
3. **Customization Options**: Offer customization options like font styles, background colors, and slide transitions. Users should also be able to add their own logos or images to slides.
4. **Integration with Data Sources**: Allow the import of data from CSV files or Google Sheets directly into the presentation. This feature will enable dynamic content generation based on real-time data.
5. **Export Functionality**: Once the presentation is ready, PPTGenie should provide options to export the presentation in various formats including .pptx, PDF, and HTML.
6. **AI-Powered Enhancements**: Utilize the 'autoppt' library’s AI capabilities to enhance the presentation with visually appealing layouts, charts, graphs, and infographics.
7. **Feedback Loop**: Implement a simple feedback system where users can rate the quality of the generated presentation. This feedback will help improve future generations of the tool.

The 'autoppt' package is utilized throughout the process to handle the creation and styling of the PowerPoint presentations. It automates the tedious aspects of slide design, ensuring that the final product is polished and professional-looking. Your task is to design and implement PPTGenie, focusing on making the experience intuitive and efficient for the end-user.

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