Caveat verdict

ghost-publisher

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🟢 Trusted
No high-risk patterns surfaced by the deep scan — automated capability review, not behavioral proof.

Publisher Interface v1 implementation for Ghost CMS that reads GHOST_URL and GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY to publish articles to the user's own site; file_read capability used for reading markdown files to publish.

⚠ Flagged for review — coarse, uncorroborated signal, not a confirmed exploit. Review the config yourself before installing.

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security
80
transparency
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maintenance

Permission integrity

Performs file operations but does not declare file-accessing binaries

file_read

Findings (5)

Pattern match critical

Possible hardcoded credential

README.md · code · API_KEY="<key_id>:<hex_secret>

Pattern match medium

Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness

SKILL.md · prose · downgraded · silently

Pattern match low

Python urllib.request — network access

publisher.py · prose · downgraded · urllib.request

Pattern match low

Python os.environ.get — reads environment variable

publisher.py · prose · downgraded · os.environ.get(

Pattern match low

Popular HTTP library — network access

tests/test_mapping.py · prose · downgraded · got

Permissions & capabilities

Requires 2 environment variables. (1 sensitive: GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY).

file_read

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