Is Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL) safe to use?

Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL) has a security risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk). Our security analysis detected 9771 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL)?

Based on our automated security analysis, Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL) presents critical risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

VS Code Marketplace Verified

Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL)

Name: Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL)
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.326732635498047 (101 reviews)
Author: Oracle Corporation

by Oracle Corporation · 720.0K users · 3.3 rating

9166e209-f019-52bf-b296-37a18a1f01c7 | v23.4.1

CRITICAL risk

Risk verdict

Do not install

Score-based assessment (critical risk, 100/100). No analyst review available.

Analysis record

Analysed: 2 weeks ago
Version: v23.4.1
Artifact: SHA256 CD9…B50
Source: Findings (non-IoC)

Evidence ledger

Ranked by severity · findings with a source location link to the code viewer

1000 detail rows

Showing 25 of 170 · highest severity first

YARA Rule Matches

16 rules

Severity	Rule	Hits	Files	Metadata
HIGH	`SLServer dialog remains`	1	out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll	Matt Brooks, @cmatthewbrooks FP 20%
HIGH	`supply chain sourcemap appended iife`	1	out/ui/js/bundle.js	-
LOW	`credential env files`	33	out/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/useColorScheme-504ab80c.jsout/ui/js/libs/persist/min/offline-persistence-toolkit-core-1.5.7.jsout/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/TopLayerHost-1134809b.js +30 more	-
LOW	`postinstall persistence mechanism`	12	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/resources/internal-deps/dvt/thematicMap/basemaps/ojthematicmap-world-countries.jsout/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/resources/internal-deps/dvt/thematicMap/basemaps/resourceBundles/WorldCountriesBundle_fr.jsout/infrastructure/oracleAutoCompletionHelper.js +9 more	-
LOW	`credential vscode credentials`	1	out/utilities/helper.js	-
LOW	`DebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed`	26	out/ui/js/common/localizedConstants.jsout/ui/js/viewModels/settingsModule.jsout/constants/localizedConstants.en.json +23 more	-
LOW	`LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed`	7	out/ui/js/libs/persist/min/offline-persistence-toolkit-filesystemstore-1.5.7.jsout/ui/js/libs/persist/min/impl/localPersistenceStore.jsout/ui/js/libs/persist/min/offline-persistence-toolkit-responseproxy-1.5.7.js +4 more	-
LOW	`postinstall file download`	247	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojdvt-base.jsout/ui/js/utilities.jsout/ui/js/viewModels/queryResultsModule.js +244 more	-
LOW	`NoUseWeakRandom`	27	out/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/LegendUtils-b7e1ee6f.jsout/ui/js/libs/knockout/knockout-3.5.1.jsout/ui/js/libs/jquery/jquery-3.6.4.min.js +24 more	-
LOW	`NoUseEval`	1	out/ui/js/libs/require/require.js	-
LOW	`SQLInjection`	5	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojgauge.jsout/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojbufferingdataprovider.jsout/ui/js/bundle.js +2 more	-
LOW	`postinstall file manipulation`	92	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojmutateeventfilteringdataprovider.jsout/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojjsontreedatasource.jsout/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojtree.js +89 more	-
LOW	`postinstall obfuscation`	128	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojradioset.jsout/ui/js/viewModels/filterSettingsModule.jsout/ui/js/viewModels/queryResultsModule.js +125 more	-
LOW	`postinstall registry modification`	20	out/ui/js/libs/oj/16.1.3/min/ojvcomponent.jsout/webview/module-aggrid.jsout/ui/js/libs/require/require.js +17 more	-
LOW	`postinstall environment access`	191	out/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/UNSAFE_RadioItem.jsout/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/UNSAFE_Environment.jsout/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/PRIVATE_ThemedIcons/MinusIcon.js +188 more	-
LOW	`postinstall crypto operations`	38	out/server/OracleVSCodePlsqlDebugger80.deps.jsonout/ui/js/libs/persist/min/pouchdb.find.jsout/ui/js/libs/oraclejet-preact/amd/utils/UNSAFE_stringUtils.js +35 more	-

Network Indicators

Concrete URLs, domains, IPs, emails, and hashes extracted from the analyzed artifact.

7,548 total

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Publisher Evidence

Low

Oracle Corporation

Publisher identity, store signals, distribution reach, and warning signals used for context. Treat this as supporting evidence, not a clean bill of health.

Noisy-finding weight

x1.00

Publisher domain

oracle.com

Observed

Store verification signal

Verified publisher

Verified

Extension portfolio

Portfolio

11 evidence rows available.

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

117

Obfuscation

Network

7,548

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

16 rules(830 hits)

SLServer dialog remains supply chain sourcemap appended iife credential env files postinstall persistence mechanism credential vscode credentials DebuggerStatementsShouldNotBeUsed LocalStorageShouldNotBeUsed postinstall file download NoUseWeakRandom NoUseEval SQLInjection postinstall file manipulation postinstall obfuscation postinstall registry modification postinstall environment access postinstall crypto operations

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL) is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Oracle Corporation. Version 23.4.1 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 9771 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents critical security risk. Severe issues were detected, potentially including malware indicators, exposed secrets, or dangerous behaviors. Installation is strongly discouraged until these issues are addressed.

Findings Breakdown

Critical: 41 finding(s)
High: 69 finding(s)
Medium: 7604 finding(s)
Low: 2057 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

Oracle Developer Tools for VS Code (SQL and PLSQL) is published by Oracle Corporation on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 720K users.

Recommendation

This extension is not recommended for installation without thorough manual review. Consider alternatives with lower risk scores, or contact the developer to address the identified security concerns.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

About This Extension

Develop SQL and PL/SQL with Oracle Database and Oracle Autonomous Database

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Analysis record

Evidence ledger

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/OracleVSCodeServer80.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/System.DirectoryServices.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/OracleVSSqlParser.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Newtonsoft.Json.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.ConfigFile.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/linux/lib/net8.0/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Azure.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Oci.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/OracleVSCodeDbprovider.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/osx/lib/net8.0/System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/osx/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/OracleVSCommonTools.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/osx/lib/net8.0/System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Kerberos.NET.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/osx/lib/net8.0/System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/osx/lib/net8.0/System.DirectoryServices.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/OracleVSCodeResources.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/runtimes/win/lib/net8.0/System.Diagnostics.EventLog.Messages.dll-0

OBFUSCATION-NATIVE_BINARY_ADDON-extension/out/server/Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Kerberos.dll-0

YARA Rule Matches

Network Indicators

Publisher Evidence

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

About This Extension

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