sorted-photography-git
The flagged npm and npx usage installs and runs development/build tools (electron-packager) required to package the application from its own source; this is normal for building Electron apps and does not involve executing untrusted remote code.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The flagged npm and npx usage installs and runs development/build tools (electron-packager) required to package the application from its own source; this is normal for building Electron apps and does not involve executing untrusted remote code.
2 higher static findings superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
npm_install_external
Runs `npm/yarn/pnpm install <package>` for a package not in source=(), pulling unpinned, unreviewed code at build time. Severity downgraded: the package declares/looks like a Node.js consumer, where build-time installs are expected.
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PKGBUILD:91
npm add -D @electron/packager -
PKGBUILD:93
NODE_ENV=development npm add -D @electron/packager
remote_code_tool
`npx`/`bunx`/`pnpm dlx`/`deno run <url>` downloads AND runs a remote package at build time — the moral equivalent of piping a download into a shell. Severity downgraded: Node.js consumer context.
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PKGBUILD:99
NODE_ENV=production npx electron-packager . --platform=linux --electron-dist-source=${ELECTRON_DIST} --overwrite --asar --no-prune --deref-symlinks=false --out=out
PKGBUILD
3 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=sorted-photography-git
_pkgname='Sorted Photography'
pkgver=2.1.0.r0.g9ffdb8f
_electronversion=36
_nodeversion=20
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Rename images and videos to 'mmddyyyy_hhmm_originalfilename' format using exif data and moment-timezones. Working: jpg, png, heic, cr2, mov."
arch=('any')
url="https://github.com/trumanjchan/sorted-photography"
license=('MIT')
provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'nvm'
'git'
'curl'
'gendesk'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname%-git}.git::git+${url}.git"
"${pkgname%-git}.png"
"${pkgname%-git}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('SKIP'
'428400f9ca36e62132dae382a5f99d467623ee2ed2d814131eb5373085da308b'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
pkgver() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
set -o pipefail
git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g' ||
printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
}
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_app_dir() {
find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver=$(find "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-exec grep -l '"electron"' {} + | xargs -I{} jq -r '(.devDependencies.electron // .dependencies.electron) // empty' {} 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[[ -z "${_elec_ver}" ]] && return 1
echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver%%.*}\033[0m"
}
_set_build_env() {
export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
export NPM_CONFIG_CACHE="${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
export NPM_CONFIG_MAXSOCKETS=32
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/"
export ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron-builder-binaries/"
}
find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
fi
}
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Graphics" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
cp "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.png" icon.png
sed -i '/height: 400,/a\ icon: path.join(__dirname, "icon.png"),' main.js
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
npm add -D @electron/packager
NODE_ENV=development npm install --legacy-peer-deps
NODE_ENV=development npm add -D @electron/packager
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production npx electron-packager . --platform=linux --electron-dist-source=${ELECTRON_DIST} --overwrite --asar --no-prune --deref-symlinks=false --out=out
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.png" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/README.md" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:21:48 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-31 00:07:41 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-30 00:29:30 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-29 00:13:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-28 00:06:54 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-27 00:23:28 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-26 00:12:40 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-25 00:20:48 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Low | 3 |