spx-translation

maintainer zxp19821005 · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

LOW

Why flagged The PKGBUILD installs npm packages from the official npm registry (or npmmirror.com for CN users) during prepare(), including an unpinned 'webpack-cli' via 'pnpm add -D webpack-cli'. This is a common pattern in AUR packages that build Electron apps from source. While unpinned npm dependencies are sloppy and theoretically expose a supply-chain surface, webpack-cli is a well-known, widely-used build tool from the official registry — not an obscure or personal package. The risk is the same as any other AUR package that runs 'pnpm install' without a lockfile pin, which is endemic to this class of AUR packages. There is no binary pulled from an unofficial/personal host, no obfuscation, no exfiltration, and no piracy. The build-linux.js and launcher script are checksummed. The nvm usage and CN mirror detection are unusual but not malicious. Overall this is sloppy packaging (unpinned deps, nvm usage in build) but not a meaningful supply-chain threat beyond what any pnpm-based AUR package presents.

Triggered rules

LOW AI review downgraded a static finding llm_review

The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (anthropic/claude-4.6-sonnet-20260217) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 72%): The PKGBUILD installs npm packages from the official npm registry (or npmmirror.com for CN users) during prepare(), including an unpinned 'webpack-cli' via 'pnpm add -D webpack-cli'. This is a common pattern in AUR packages that build Electron apps from source. While unpinned npm dependencies are sloppy and theoretically expose a supply-chain surface, webpack-cli is a well-known, widely-used build tool from the official registry — not an obscure or personal package. The risk is the same as any other AUR package that runs 'pnpm install' without a lockfile pin, which is endemic to this class of AUR packages. There is no binary pulled from an unofficial/personal host, no obfuscation, no exfiltration, and no piracy. The build-linux.js and launcher script are checksummed. The nvm usage and CN mirror detection are unusual but not malicious. Overall this is sloppy packaging (unpinned deps, nvm usage in build) but not a meaningful supply-chain threat beyond what any pnpm-based AUR package presents.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

MEDIUM npm/yarn/pnpm install of an undeclared external package 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.

PKGBUILD:68 NODE_ENV=development pnpm add -D webpack-cli

PKGBUILD

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      1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
    
      2pkgname=spx-translation
    
      3pkgver=2.0.5_1
    
      4_electronversion=25
    
      5_nodeversion=18
    
      6pkgrel=5
    
      7pkgdesc="Aggregated Translation Program (Google + DeepL).Use system-wide electron.聚合翻译程序(谷歌+deepl)"
    
      8arch=('x86_64')
    
      9url="https://github.com/mlmdflr/spx-translation"
    
      10license=('MIT')
    
      11conflicts=("${pkgname}")
    
      12depends=(
    
      13    "electron${_electronversion}"
    
      14)
    
      15makedepends=(
    
      16    'gendesk'
    
      17    'pnpm'
    
      18    'nvm'
    
      19    'curl'
    
      20)
    
      21source=(
    
      22    "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz::${url}/archive/refs/tags/vv${pkgver//_/-}.tar.gz"
    
      23    'build-linux.js'
    
      24    "${pkgname}.sh"
    
      25)
    
      26sha256sums=('ecbed1c6b9c538cabc3de2b2d58b513a299a96bfceb19af355aafaca5dae1cce'
    
      27            '7a8736262a5f5e1704d0051293484e710c3db2e9240d46475c7ab02891a119f3'
    
      28            '291f50480f5a61bc9c68db7d44cd0412071128706baa868a9cb854f8779a1980')
    
      29_ensure_local_nvm() {
    
      30    local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
    
      31    source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
    
      32    nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
    
      33    nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
    
      34}
    
      35prepare() {
    
      36    sed -i -e "
    
      37        s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
    
      38        s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
    
      39        s/@runname@/app.asar/g
    
      40        s/@cfgdirname@/${pkgname}/g
    
      41        s/@options@//g
    
      42    " "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
    
      43    _ensure_local_nvm
    
      44    gendesk -f -n -q --pkgname="${pkgname}" --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" --categories="Utility" --name="${pkgname}" --exec="${pkgname} %U"
    
      45    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}"
    
      46    #export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
    
      47    export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
    
      48    HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
    
      49    {
    
      50        echo -e '\n'
    
      51        #echo 'build_from_source=true'
    
      52        echo 'link-workspace-packages=true'
    
      53        echo 'fetch-retry-maxtimeout=10000'
    
      54        echo "cache-dir="${srcdir}"/.pnpm_cache"
    
      55        echo "store-dir="${srcdir}"/.pnpm_store"
    
      56        echo "shamefully-hoist=true"
    
      57        echo "virtual-store-dir-max-length=80"
    
      58    } >> .npmrc
    
      59    if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
    
      60        {
    
      61        echo 'registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com'
    
      62        echo 'electron_mirror=https://cdn.npmmirror.com/binaries/electron/'
    
      63        echo 'electron_builder_binaries_mirror=https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron-builder-binaries/'
    
      64        } >> .npmrc
    
      65    fi
    
      66    sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
    
      67    NODE_ENV=development    pnpm install
    
      68    NODE_ENV=development    pnpm add -D webpack-cli
    
      69    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/build-linux.js" -t "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}/scripts"
    
      70}
    
      71build() {
    
      72    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}"
    
      73    NODE_ENV=production     pnpm node scripts/cfg.js
    
      74    NODE_ENV=production     pnpm node scripts/build-linux.js
    
      75    local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
    
      76    NODE_ENV=production     pnpm -c exec "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist} --config resources/build/cfg/build.json"
    
      77}
    
      78package() {
    
      79    install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
    
      80    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}/out/linux-unpacked/resources/app.asar" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
    
      81    cp -Pr --no-preserve=ownership "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}/out/linux-unpacked/resources/extern" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
    
      82    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}/resources/build/icons/256x256.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
    
      83    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
    
      84    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-vv${pkgver//_/-}/resources/root/ELECTRON.LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
    
      85}

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2026-08-03 00:08:14	LOW	2
2026-08-02 00:16:08	LOW	2
2026-08-01 00:11:18	LOW	2
2026-07-31 00:14:10	LOW	2
2026-07-30 00:17:23	LOW	2
2026-07-29 00:25:53	LOW	2
2026-07-28 00:07:28	LOW	2
2026-07-27 00:24:32	LOW	2
2026-07-26 00:07:32	LOW	2
2026-07-25 00:13:44	LOW	2
2026-07-24 00:02:28	LOW	2
2026-07-23 00:14:47	LOW	2
2026-07-22 00:29:32	LOW	2
2026-07-21 00:24:15	LOW	2
2026-07-20 00:19:49	LOW	2
2026-07-19 00:17:08	LOW	2
2026-07-18 00:14:48	LOW	2
2026-07-17 00:06:16	LOW	2
2026-07-16 00:05:41	LOW	2
2026-07-15 00:09:25	LOW	2