google-image-crawler
Audited by Socket on Sep 21, 2026
2 alerts found:
SecurityAnomalyThe code implements an ordinary concurrent image downloader and contains no clear malware indicators, obfuscated payloads, credential theft, persistence, or data exfiltration. Security concerns are primarily implementation risks: unrestricted outbound requests and redirects can enable SSRF, and unsanitized filename/subfolder values can enable path traversal or arbitrary file overwrite. It also accepts and stores non-image content and has no download-size limit. Use only with trusted inputs or add URL allowlisting, redirect validation, path containment checks, content validation, and size limits.
The fragment appears to be a legitimate Google Image crawler and contains no clear malicious behavior or supply-chain backdoor. It has moderate security risk if its download API is exposed to untrusted input: arbitrary URL fetching can enable SSRF, and unsanitized filename handling can enable path traversal and file overwrite. Restrict allowed download hosts, validate redirects and response sizes/types, and resolve/verify destination paths beneath an approved directory.