ClawAudit verdict
crypto-news
get-news
Fetches news from a public API, filters and formats it locally; no malicious network activity or credential misuse is present.
⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.
Automated static analysis — not a human review. ClawAudit flags capabilities, not confirmed intent, and can produce false positives. Disagree with this verdict? Use Dispute below.
Findings (6)
Possible hardcoded credential
push-news.js · prose · downgraded · TOKEN = '30176f5d9e3d3372a70cefc8c1cf34248e5abc5888ec5519
Opens WebSocket connection
node_modules/ws/README.md · code · WebSocket
References child_process — can spawn system processes
push-news.js · prose · downgraded · child_process
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
push-news.js · prose · downgraded · http://127.0.0.1
process.nextTick — defers execution to next tick
node_modules/ws/lib/sender.js · prose · downgraded · process.nextTick(
Node http/https module — low-level network access
node_modules/ws/lib/websocket-server.js · prose · downgraded · require('http')
Why the tier is capped
Execution sink present in raw bytes (Hard Floor: class D). Final tier capped at Caution — cannot be lifted by any downgrade, example-payload opt-in, or allowlist.
Permissions & capabilities
No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.