ClawAudit verdict
IMA Image Generator
ima-image-ai
IMA image generation/transformation via documented api.imastudio.com API using user-owned IMA_API_KEY; the noted secondary endpoint (imapi.liveme.com) is disclosed in the credentialNote, matching the stated image generation purpose.
⚠ 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 (7)
Possible hardcoded credential
README.md · code · API_KEY="ima_your_key_here
Pipe to python — executes piped content as Python code
capabilities/image/references/scenarios.md · code · | python3
Instructs covert action — may act without user awareness
references/shared/catalog-aware-selection.md · prose · downgraded · silently
subprocess execution — runs system commands from Python
scripts/ima_runtime/doctor.py · prose · downgraded · subprocess.run(
Python os.getenv — reads environment variable
scripts/ima_runtime_doctor.py · prose · downgraded · os.getenv(
importlib.import_module — dynamic module loading
scripts/ima_runtime/doctor.py · prose · downgraded · importlib.import_module(
Popular HTTP library — network access
scripts/ima_runtime/shared/output_validation.py · prose · downgraded · got
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
Requires 1 environment variable. (1 sensitive: IMA_API_KEY). Requires 1 system binary.
Is this flag fair?
Thanks — recorded.