github.com / expressjs

expressjs/express

JavaScript·216 files·commit 43fca52·scanned 6d ago·cached ✓

15/100

LOW RISK

Minor findings consistent with the project type. Nothing reachable from install hooks.

score capped at 15 — 69,582+ stars — findings likely false positives

verdict accurate?

69,582 stars

threat-state: lowlive

FINDINGS ░▒▓

criticaleval() usage detectedeval() executes arbitrary code and is commonly used in malware to run obfuscated payloads fetched from remote servers.test/res.redirect.js

      var app = express();
      var xss = 'javascript:eval(document.body.innerHTML=`<p>XSS</p>`);';
      var encodedXss = 'javascript:eval(document.body.innerHTML=%60%3Cp%3EXSS%3C/p%3E%60);';

infoSuspicious files are not reachable from entry pointsFlagged files exist but are not imported by any entry point. They may be dead code, tests, or attack payloads triggered by another mechanism.+2

infoAuthor has no other public repositoriesGitHub user "dependabot[bot]" has no other public repositories, common for burner accounts used in scams.+2

Scores are heuristics. A “safe” verdict means no known-malicious patterns were found — clever malware can look boring. Wrong verdict? Flag it above; confirmed false positives become regression tests.

143 files scanned @ 43fca52 | 11/4/2026 | heuristic scan — always review manually

risk by category

code execution10

network & exfiltration0

file system access0

obfuscation0

supply chain2

owasp / injection0

telemetry

files 143/216rules hit 3engine v10commit 43fca52

github

expressjs/express

Fast, unopinionated, minimalist web framework for node.

JavaScript

69582

25366

6346d

216 files

143 scanned(66%)

43fca52

network indicators░▒▓

Hosts this code names or would connect to. 12 found, decoded and call-site destinations first. Informational, not scored.

raw.githubusercontent.compaste hosttest onlyexamples/view-constructor/github-view.js:39
https://github.com/learnboost/stylusurltest onlyexamples/web-service/index.js:55
https://github.com/learnboost/clusterurltest onlyexamples/web-service/index.js:56
http://foobar.comurltest onlytest/req.get.js:32 +1 more
http://google.comurltest onlytest/res.location.js:14 +33 more
https://google.comurltest onlytest/res.location.js:40 +11 more
https://google.com/foourltest onlytest/res.location.js:242 +1 more
foo.bardomaintest onlytest/express.json.js:435 +1 more
https://redis.iourlcomment onlyexamples/online/index.js:4 +2 more
https://github.com/tj/consolidate.jsurlcomment onlylib/application.js:283
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detailurlcomment onlylib/response.js:1028
https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/51562urlcomment onlytest/support/utils.js:82

architecture░▒▓

entry (1) flagged (1) pkg (43)

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