syncfusion-aspnetcore-file-manager
Audited by Socket on Sep 22, 2026
8 alerts found:
Securityx2Anomalyx6No malware or intentional supply-chain attack indicators are evident. The example server endpoints have a significant filesystem security risk because request-controlled paths and upload filenames are combined without canonicalization and containment checks, potentially allowing directory traversal and arbitrary file overwrite/write. Server-side authorization, upload validation, and anti-forgery protections should be added; exception details should not be returned to clients.
The code appears to be benign file-manager customization documentation, not malware. However, its raw HTML string concatenation with file names and metadata creates credible XSS risks, especially in inline onclick attributes and template-generated markup. File names and metadata should be HTML- and JavaScript-escaped or rendered using DOM APIs/framework binding, and server endpoints should validate paths, enforce authorization, and avoid returning raw exception details.
The fragment contains legitimate file-manager upload examples and shows no evidence of intentional malware or supply-chain backdoor behavior. However, some examples are unsafe if copied directly into production: directory and chunk upload paths are insufficiently constrained, chunk assembly lacks robust validation and synchronization, and several handlers rely only on client-side or extension-based checks. Canonicalize and validate all paths against a fixed storage root, generate server-side file names, validate content and quotas server-side, authenticate and authorize upload operations, implement authenticated chunk/session identifiers with ordering and size checks, and avoid returning raw exception messages.
The fragment appears to be legitimate FileManager documentation or application UI code, not malware. The main security issue is potential DOM/stored XSS from unescaped item.name and item.fileCount in the custom HTML template. The server endpoint also presents a potentially serious path traversal or unauthorized filesystem disclosure risk because it passes a request-supplied path directly to DirectoryInfo; authorization and path confinement should be verified. The fragment contains no evident credential theft, exfiltration, reverse shell, obfuscation, or destructive behavior.
The fragment appears to be file-management documentation and integration examples, with no evidence of malware or intentional supply-chain compromise. The main security concern is unsafe-looking filesystem handling in the ASP.NET upload example: untrusted `path` and `file.FileName` are passed to `File.Create` without visible traversal protection or storage containment. Client-controlled resumable-upload metadata and direct exception disclosure also warrant review. The examples should not be used without canonicalizing paths, enforcing a fixed storage root and per-user authorization, sanitizing filenames, validating chunk metadata, applying size limits, and returning generic errors.
The fragment contains no clear malware or supply-chain backdoor. It is authentication documentation with legitimate token and header handling, but several examples are insecure if used directly: credentials in browser storage, an unauthenticated and replay-prone signature endpoint, direct exception disclosure, and incomplete token-refresh synchronization. The code should be treated as illustrative and hardened before production use.
No malicious behavior, credential theft, exfiltration, persistence, command execution, or suspicious network activity is present. The primary security concern is potential XSS in the custom template examples because attacker-controlled file or folder names are concatenated into raw HTML and inline JavaScript handlers without explicit escaping. Exploitability depends on the File Manager template renderer and whether names are attacker-controlled.
The fragment is security documentation containing defensive rate limiting and audit logging plus explicitly labeled vulnerable examples. It contains no apparent malware or supply-chain attack behavior. The unrestricted `File.ReadAllBytes(path)` example represents a high-impact path traversal/arbitrary file-read risk if deployed unchanged, while the upload and file-name examples emphasize validation and sanitization requirements.