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URGENT: False Malware Classification of google-img-scrap - Request for Immediate Review

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Estimated time
3-5 days
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25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
security

Research direction

Start by reviewing advisory GHSA-mwh7-p59x-2f4g and the google-img-scrap repository linked in the issue. Compare the advisory's all-versions malware classification with the project's source and the requested specific versions, files, commits, or behavior. Done means the classification is supported with technical evidence or corrected or removed if it cannot be substantiated.

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Description

I am the original author and maintainer of google-img-scrap and I am disputing this advisory.

The advisory GHSA-mwh7-p59x-2f4g incorrectly classifies the entire google-img-scrap package as malware and states that all versions are malicious.

I have reviewed the project and its source code, and I do not agree with this classification. The advisory provides no technical evidence, malicious file, malicious commit, affected code path, or specific malicious behavior supporting the claim that all versions of the package are malware.

In particular, the statement that all versions (>= 0) are malicious is extremely broad and does not identify any specific vulnerability or malicious functionality.

I am the legitimate maintainer of the package and would like GitHub to review this advisory and its underlying evidence.

Please provide the technical evidence supporting this classification, including the specific version(s), file(s), commit(s), or behavior that were determined to be malicious.

If the advisory cannot be substantiated, I request that it be removed from the GitHub Advisory Database and that any resulting malware/security classification associated with the package be corrected.

This advisory is also having significant consequences for the project and its users, including the removal or blocking of all my npm package, so I would appreciate an urgent review.

Repository:
https://github.com/yoannchb-pro/google-img-scrap

Advisory:
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwh7-p59x-2f4g

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