dev-browser
Audited by Socket on Oct 9, 2026
3 alerts found:
Anomalyx3No clear malware or intentional data theft is evident. The main concern is an unauthenticated browser-management API that may be network-accessible, permits unbounded page creation, and discloses the CDP endpoint. Restrict the listener to localhost or add appropriate authentication and access controls, and limit page creation.
The fragment is consistent with a browser automation/CDP bridge, not malware. It contains no clear data exfiltration, backdoor, obfuscation, command execution, or sabotage behavior. It does present a potentially serious access-control risk if the server is reachable by untrusted users because unauthenticated WebSocket clients can issue browser-control commands and manage pages. The supplied portion is insufficient to determine whether host binding or external authentication mitigates this risk.
The code is a readable scraping guide rather than an apparent malware payload. It performs authenticated request interception, replay, pagination, and local storage of request headers and scraped data. Persisting unredacted headers can expose session credentials, and bulk scraping can create privacy, authorization, and terms-of-service risks. No direct network exfiltration or other malicious behavior is shown.