Is AEM initializr safe to use?

AEM initializr has a security risk score of 43.69/100 (MEDIUM risk). Our security analysis detected 65 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of AEM initializr?

Based on our automated security analysis, AEM initializr presents medium 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.

Is "AEM initializr" on OpenVSX Registry Safe to Install?

Name: AEM initializr
Availability: InStock
Author: minholee

Verified

minholee · openvsx · v0.0.4

Generate AEM Cloud Service projects

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

43.69

out of 100

MEDIUM

65 security findings detected across all analyzers

Open VSX extension analyzed via package manifest and static code analysis

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

6 rules(17 hits)

postinstall network communication postinstall system command NoUseWeakRandom postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall environment access postinstall file download

About This Extension

Generate AEM Cloud Service projects

Detailed Findings

31 total

YARA Rule Matches

6 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 34

Hash

detected MD5 Hash: FC9570EAE2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: FC9570EAE2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: message.data

XIOC detected Domain: message.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.openxmlformats.org

extracted_from_files

detected IP: ::

XIOC detected IP: ::

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

Hash

detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E9E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E9E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.target

XIOC detected Domain: e.target

extracted_from_files

Hash

detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E7E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E7E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

extracted_from_files

Hash

detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E8E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

XIOC detected MD5 Hash: FC9570E8E2D511F0A54A8180ED18A5D3

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: c.viewcolumn.one

XIOC detected Domain: c.viewcolumn.one

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: event.data

XIOC detected Domain: event.data

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/xap/1.0/

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

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#

XIOC detected URL: http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#

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: module.id

XIOC detected Domain: module.id

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: e.data

XIOC detected Domain: e.data

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

XIOC detected Domain: ns.adobe.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: x.af

XIOC detected Domain: x.af

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

XIOC detected Domain: schemas.microsoft.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: changelog.md

XIOC detected Domain: changelog.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: n.report

XIOC detected Domain: n.report

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: r.show

XIOC detected Domain: r.show

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: vscode.viewcolumn.one

XIOC detected Domain: vscode.viewcolumn.one

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://keepachangelog.com/)

XIOC detected URL: http://keepachangelog.com/)

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: progress.report

XIOC detected Domain: progress.report

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: terminal.show

XIOC detected Domain: terminal.show

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.w3.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.w3.org

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: ui.frontend.react.forms.af

XIOC detected Domain: ui.frontend.react.forms.af

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

XIOC detected Domain: keepachangelog.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

XIOC detected Domain: object.prototype.hasownproperty.call

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

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

AEM initializr is a OpenVSX Registry extension published by minholee. Version 0.0.4 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 43.69/100 (MEDIUM risk) based on 65 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: 17 finding(s)
Medium: 34 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

AEM initializr is published by minholee on the OpenVSX Registry marketplace.

Recommendation

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

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

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

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Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

HASH-92503f18dc3fb425

HASH-6286d2b97121e5fb

HASH-a07e5d605685c2bd

HASH-42d07f5eb2e4dce8

HASH-3b3cd4e4a715ed18

HASH-37104823f2be37c7

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HASH-99e225d9241ef5e7

HASH-3af4e7f3753874bc

HASH-ba3142ce05a54cf2

HASH-05edd13d7e85ec56

HASH-ed84ceb1d3ea19d8

HASH-de38c7bd3a91c5d6

HASH-fc2abc3a65cd97f8

YARA Rule Matches

postinstall network communication

postinstall system command

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall persistence mechanism

postinstall environment access

postinstall file download

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 34

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

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