As JavaScript developers, we all want to write secure, reliable, and maintainable code. But with the vast ecosystem of packages and libraries available, it can be difficult to keep track of which ones are trustworthy and which ones may introduce security vulnerabilities into our projects.
This is where the ESLint Plugin from PrivJs comes into play. Developed by the team at PrivJs and based on the popular ESLint tool, this plugin alerts developers whenever they import an insecure package into their code, providing a quick and easy way to avoid potential security risks and supply-chain attacks.
In the world of JavaScript, new packages and libraries are being released every day, providing valuable tools and functionality that can help us develop better and faster. But with so many options available, it can be hard to know which ones are safe to use and which ones may introduce vulnerabilities into our code.
- Introducing security vulnerabilities that can be exploited by attackers causing errors, and bugs and also could result in the app being hacked altogether.
- Leading to maintainability issues and a lack of support from the community, or could be an impersonated package too.
- NPM Packages could also install malware into your developer machines leading to confidential information theft and other security lapses. The code you run has access to your device, hence a malicious node.js package could easily steal project source code, steal access keys or even execute malicious scripts like malware or a trojan horse. It could get pretty scary!
All of these problems can have a major impact on the quality and security of your code, which is why it is so important to be aware of the packages you are using and to avoid importing insecure ones whenever possible.
The ESLint Plugin from PrivJs: @privjs/eslint
