syncfusion-aspnetcore-file-manager

Warn

Audited by Socket on Sep 22, 2026

8 alerts found:

Securityx2Anomalyx6
SecurityMEDIUM
references/api-complete-reference.md

No 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.

Confidence: 96%Severity: 78%
AnomalyLOW
references/flat-data-customization.md

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.

Confidence: 95%Severity: 58%
SecurityMEDIUM
references/file-upload.md

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.

Confidence: 97%Severity: 72%
AnomalyLOW
references/views-overview.md

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.

Confidence: 93%Severity: 67%
AnomalyLOW
references/server-integration.md

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.

Confidence: 97%Severity: 68%
AnomalyLOW
references/authentication-headers.md

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.

Confidence: 96%Severity: 64%
AnomalyLOW
references/layouts-customization.md

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.

Confidence: 97%Severity: 57%
AnomalyLOW
references/security-basics.md

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.

Confidence: 98%Severity: 55%
Audit Metadata
Analyzed At
Sep 22, 2026, 02:09 PM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/syncfusion%2Faspnetcore-ui-components-skills%2Fsyncfusion-aspnetcore-file-manager%2F@41fbafeda509709232efeb622fd976b9479b0efd15c07fb35ce62fca6581a5fb
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