Is "SARIF Explorer" on VS Code Marketplace Safe to Install?

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Trail of Bits · vscode · v1.3.0

SARIF Explorer: Explore static analysis results effectively and enjoyably.

Risk Assessment

Analyzed
46.9
out of 100
MEDIUM

170 security findings detected across all analyzers

VS Code extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

0
Critical
37
High
132
Medium
1
Low
0
Info

Finding Categories

37
Malware Signatures
130
IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

8 rules(37 hits)
postinstall system command credential env files postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall obfuscation postinstall file manipulation postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall crypto operations

About This Extension

SARIF Explorer: Explore static analysis results effectively and enjoyably.

Detailed Findings

38 total

YARA Rule Matches

8 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs
45
IP Addresses
3
Domains
82
Strings
130

All Indicators · 130

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/copy_permalink.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/copy_permalink.gif)

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

XIOC detected Domain: marketplace.visualstudio.com

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema-design/2011

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer.git

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.trailofbits.com/

XIOC detected URL: https://www.trailofbits.com/

extracted_from_files

Hash
detected MD5 Hash: 0e5b0adf625a37fbcd638d31f0fe72aa

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: 0e5b0adf625a37fbcd638d31f0fe72aa

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0/csprd01/sarif-v2.1.0-csprd01.html#_Toc10541098

XIOC detected URL: https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0/csprd01/sarif-v2.1.0-csprd01.html#_Toc10541098

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg

XIOC detected URL: http://www.w3.org/2000/svg

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/issues

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42494823/json-parse-returns-string-instead-of-object

XIOC detected URL: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42494823/json-parse-returns-string-instead-of-object

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/issues.

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/issues.

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

XIOC detected URL: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://drafts.csswg.org/css-values-3/#urls

XIOC detected URL: https://drafts.csswg.org/css-values-3/#urls

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://example.com

XIOC detected URL: https://example.com

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://example.com)

XIOC detected URL: https://example.com)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0/csprd01/sarif-v2.1.0-csprd01.html#_Toc10541143

XIOC detected URL: https://docs.oasis-open.org/sarif/sarif/v2.1.0/csprd01/sarif-v2.1.0-csprd01.html#_Toc10541143

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/github-alt.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/github-alt.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/open_gh_issue.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/open_gh_issue.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/repo-push.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/repo-push.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/send_bugs_to_weaudit.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/send_bugs_to_weaudit.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/blob/HEAD/docs/sarif_explorer_spec.md).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/blob/HEAD/docs/sarif_explorer_spec.md).

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://fontello.com

XIOC detected URL: http://fontello.com

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/question.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/question.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/classify_results.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/classify_results.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/filter.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/filter.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/refresh.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/refresh.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/filter_results.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/filter_results.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/link.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/link.png

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: n.media

XIOC detected Domain: n.media

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-weaudit)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-weaudit)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/blob/HEAD/docs/sarif_explorer_spec.md)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/blob/HEAD/docs/sarif_explorer_spec.md)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/folder.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/folder.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/open_multiple_files.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/open_multiple_files.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/browse_results.gif)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/gif/browse_results.gif)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/bug.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/bug.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/check.png

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/icons/check.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://fsf.org/

XIOC detected URL: https://fsf.org/

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

XIOC detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html

XIOC detected URL: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/main/media/banner-dark-mode.png

XIOC detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/main/media/banner-dark-mode.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/main/media/banner-light-mode.png

XIOC detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/main/media/banner-light-mode.png

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/main_cropped.png)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/trailofbits/vscode-sarif-explorer/raw/HEAD/media/README/main_cropped.png)

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trailofbits.sarif-explorer)

XIOC detected URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=trailofbits.sarif-explorer)

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.trailofbits.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.trailofbits.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: microsoft.visualstudio.services.links.support

XIOC detected Domain: microsoft.visualstudio.services.links.support

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/package/2006/content-types

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: run.tool.name

XIOC detected Domain: run.tool.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: loc.id

XIOC detected Domain: loc.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: driver.name

XIOC detected Domain: driver.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: tool.name

XIOC detected Domain: tool.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: element.id

XIOC detected Domain: element.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: event.target

XIOC detected Domain: event.target

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: event.data

XIOC detected Domain: event.data

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: r2.id

XIOC detected Domain: r2.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: row.id

XIOC detected Domain: row.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: rule.id

XIOC detected Domain: rule.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: rulestatus.rule.id

XIOC detected Domain: rulestatus.rule.id

extracted_from_files

URL
detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011

XIOC detected URL: http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/vsx-schema/2011

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: previousrulerow.click

XIOC detected Domain: previousrulerow.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: prevrow.click

XIOC detected Domain: prevrow.click

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Domain
detected Domain: newobj.media

XIOC detected Domain: newobj.media

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: obj.media

XIOC detected Domain: obj.media

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: bugs.map

XIOC detected Domain: bugs.map

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: example.com

XIOC detected Domain: example.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: target.click

XIOC detected Domain: target.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: dataflow.map

XIOC detected Domain: dataflow.map

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: r1.id

XIOC detected Domain: r1.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.resultstabbutton.click

XIOC detected Domain: this.resultstabbutton.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.sariffilestabbutton.click

XIOC detected Domain: this.sariffilestabbutton.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.data

XIOC detected Domain: e.data

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.opensource.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.opensource.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: drafts.csswg.org

XIOC detected Domain: drafts.csswg.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: docs.oasis-open.org

XIOC detected Domain: docs.oasis-open.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.rule.id

XIOC detected Domain: e.rule.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.click

XIOC detected Domain: e.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: r.tool.name

XIOC detected Domain: r.tool.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: o.name

XIOC detected Domain: o.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.help

XIOC detected Domain: e.help

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: c.name

XIOC detected Domain: c.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: o.id

XIOC detected Domain: o.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.map

XIOC detected Domain: e.map

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: n.click

XIOC detected Domain: n.click

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.name

XIOC detected Domain: e.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: c.help

XIOC detected Domain: c.help

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: n.id

XIOC detected Domain: n.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.no

XIOC detected Domain: this.no

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: c.id

XIOC detected Domain: c.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: sarifexplorer.show

XIOC detected Domain: sarifexplorer.show

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.id

XIOC detected Domain: e.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.map

XIOC detected Domain: this.map

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: e.media

XIOC detected Domain: e.media

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.nc

XIOC detected Domain: t.nc

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.media

XIOC detected Domain: t.media

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

XIOC detected Domain: stackoverflow.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: vscode.viewcolumn.one

XIOC detected Domain: vscode.viewcolumn.one

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: locations.at

XIOC detected Domain: locations.at

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: result.rule.name

XIOC detected Domain: result.rule.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: rule.help

XIOC detected Domain: rule.help

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: bug.rule.name

XIOC detected Domain: bug.rule.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: module.id

XIOC detected Domain: module.id

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.rule.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.rule.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: rule.name

XIOC detected Domain: rule.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.help

XIOC detected Domain: t.help

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: i.rule.name

XIOC detected Domain: i.rule.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: n.na

XIOC detected Domain: n.na

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: i.show

XIOC detected Domain: i.show

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: spec.md

XIOC detected Domain: spec.md

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: install.sh

XIOC detected Domain: install.sh

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: fontello.com

XIOC detected Domain: fontello.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.name

XIOC detected Domain: this.name

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: s.viewcolumn.one

XIOC detected Domain: s.viewcolumn.one

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: this.show

XIOC detected Domain: this.show

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: t.locations.at

XIOC detected Domain: t.locations.at

extracted_from_files

IP
detected IP: f::

XIOC detected IP: f::

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: fsf.org

XIOC detected Domain: fsf.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: www.gnu.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.gnu.org

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: raw.githubusercontent.com

XIOC detected Domain: raw.githubusercontent.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

extracted_from_files

Domain
detected Domain: nextrow.click

XIOC detected Domain: nextrow.click

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

SARIF Explorer is a Visual Studio Code Marketplace extension published by Trail of Bits. Version 1.3.0 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 46.9/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 170 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents moderate security risk. Several findings were detected that may warrant attention. Users should carefully review the permissions and findings before installation.

Findings Breakdown

  • High: 37 finding(s)
  • Medium: 132 finding(s)
  • Low: 1 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

SARIF Explorer is published by Trail of Bits on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace marketplace. The extension has approximately 5K users.

Recommendation

Exercise caution with this extension. Review the detailed findings and ensure the requested permissions align with the extension's stated functionality before installation.

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