amazon-review-scraper
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Audited by Socket on Sep 21, 2026
1 alert found:
AnomalyAnomalyscripts/local_json_receiver.py
LOWAnomalyLOW
scripts/local_json_receiver.py
The code appears to be a straightforward local JSON collection utility, not malware. Its primary risks are unauthenticated arbitrary file creation or overwrite within the configured output directory, possible symlink-based escape, unrestricted request size, path disclosure, and accidental network exposure when --host is changed from localhost. Restrict binding to localhost, authenticate requests, enforce size limits, and use safer file creation that rejects symlinks if exposed to untrusted clients.
Confidence: 97%Severity: 67%
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