scrapling
Audited by Socket on Feb 24, 2026
1 alert found:
Security[Skill Scanner] URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected All findings: [HIGH] supply_chain: URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected (SC007) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] supply_chain: URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected (SC007) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] supply_chain: URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected (SC007) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] supply_chain: URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected (SC007) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] supply_chain: URL with free hosting platform or high-abuse TLD detected (SC007) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] supply_chain: Installation of third-party script detected (SC006) [AITech 9.1.4] [HIGH] data_exfiltration: TLS/SSL verification disabled — enables man-in-the-middle attacks (NW003) [AITech 8.2.3] The Scrapling fragment describes a powerful local web-scraping toolkit with advanced stealth and adaptive features that align with legitimate use cases. Key security concerns are operational and supply-chain: (1) installer downloads of browser binaries lack pinned URLs/checksums, (2) docs/wrapper encourage disabling TLS verification (verify=False) which enables MitM, and (3) anti-bot/solver capabilities may rely on or disclose data to third parties if not implemented purely locally. There is no explicit evidence in the fragment of intentional malware, hard-coded C2, or obfuscated payloads. Treat the package as functionally legitimate but medium-risk: audit the install scripts and solver components before trusting in production, and change insecure defaults (verify=False) and add integrity verification for downloaded binaries. LLM verification: The scrapling documentation describes a coherent but high-risk local scraping toolkit. While legitimate in controlled environments, the combination of TLS verification bypass, anti-bot circumvention capabilities, and install-time dependency downloads creates notable supply-chain and operational risks. This warrants rigorous source verification, signed/build-verification, explicit consent for targets, and restricted usage to minimize abuse potential.