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VICE - Vulnerability Inspector & Code Examiner | Black-box & white-box security auditor for web applications

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VICE CLI

Black-box & white-box security auditor for web applications.

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What is VICE?

VICE is a security auditing CLI tool that finds vulnerabilities in your web applications. It has two modes:

Remote scan gives it a URL. It crawls your site with a real browser, extracts secrets from JS bundles, tests your login for brute force and SQL injection, scans your VPS ports, checks your Supabase RLS, and more. Like an attacker would, but on your own systems.

Local audit points it at your project directory. It reads your source code, checks your .env files, runs npm audit, analyzes your Supabase migrations for missing RLS, finds SQL injections and XSS in your code, and tells you exactly what to fix.

Built by Webba Creative Technologies.


Quick start

# Install globally
npm install -g vice-security

# Interactive mode
vice

# Or run directly
vice scan              # Remote scan (black-box)
vice audit .           # Local audit (white-box)
vice audit . --ci      # CI mode (exit code 0 or 1)
vice history           # View saved reports

Remote scan (black-box)

Give VICE a URL and it audits your site from the outside using a headless browser. It captures every JS file, every network request, and every cookie, then runs 15 security modules against them.

VICE modules

Modules

ModuleWhat it tests
Crawl & JS AnalysisLaunches Puppeteer, captures all scripts (including lazy-loaded chunks), extracts DOM, scrolls for lazy loads
Secrets DetectionAPI keys (Supabase, Stripe, AWS, Firebase, GitHub), tokens, hardcoded passwords in client bundles
IP DetectionServer IPs exposed in code with network context analysis to filter false positives
Exposed Files.env, .git/config, package.json, .DS_Store, source maps, with SPA catch-all detection
HTTP HeadersMissing CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy
Supabase AuditRLS policies on every table, read/write access with anon key, auth providers, admin endpoints
Auth InjectionSignup abuse, direct injection into auth.users, service_role key detection (JWT payload decoded)
VPS Port Scan20 common ports (SSH, databases, Redis, dev servers, admin panels), banner grabbing, reverse DNS
Attack TestsXSS reflected (6 payloads x 14 params), clickjacking, CORS misconfiguration, open redirect, path traversal, SSL/TLS, cookie security, CSP bypass, HTTP methods
Login AuditGET vs POST form, CSRF tokens, brute force (5 attempts), user enumeration, SQL injection (5 phases with UNION extraction), password reset security, external script injection demo
Stack Detection40+ technologies fingerprinted across frameworks, servers, BaaS, analytics, build tools, UI libraries
Subdomain ScanDNS enumeration of 80+ common subdomains, HTTP/HTTPS check, dangerous subdomain detection
DNS & EmailSPF, DKIM (12 selectors), DMARC policy analysis, dangling CNAME detection (subdomain takeover)
API EndpointsDiscovery from JS bundles, auth testing, rate limiting, SQL injection, CORS per endpoint
Storage BucketsSupabase Storage bucket enumeration, file listing, upload testing, S3/GCS URL detection
WebSocketRealtime channel eavesdropping, Supabase Realtime, Socket.IO, unauthenticated message capture

Here's what it looks like running:

VICE scanning


Local audit (white-box)

Point VICE at your project directory. It reads your source code and gives you concrete fixes.

vice audit .
vice audit /path/to/project

Modules

ModuleWhat it checks
Code SecretsHardcoded API keys and tokens in source files, with line numbers and fix suggestions
Environment Files.env in .gitignore, real secrets in .env.example, sensitive config files exposed
Dependenciesnpm audit for CVEs, outdated packages with known vulnerabilities
Supabase RLSSQL migrations analyzed for missing ENABLE ROW LEVEL SECURITY, empty policies, unsafe grants, SECURITY DEFINER without auth checks
Auth & MiddlewareRate limiting presence, CORS wildcards, CSRF protection, session config, JWT expiration, hardcoded passwords
Code VulnerabilitiesSQL injection (template literals in queries), XSS (v-html, dangerouslySetInnerHTML, innerHTML), eval(), command injection, open redirects, weak crypto, ReDoS
Headers ConfigCSP and HSTS configuration in Nuxt, Next.js, Vercel, Netlify, Express configs

Scoring

Every scan produces a security score from 0 to 100, graded A through F.

VICE score

Each finding has a severity level that impacts the score:

SeverityScore impactMeaning
Critical-15Exploitable vulnerability, immediate action required
High-8Serious risk, fix soon
Medium-3Moderate risk, fix when possible
Low-1Minor risk
Info0Informational, no action needed

The score helps you prioritize and track improvements over time. Use --ci --min-score 70 to enforce a minimum score in your deployment pipeline.


HTML report

Every scan can be exported as a clean HTML report for sharing with your team.

VICE HTML report

Reports are saved in the scans/ directory. You can also export older scans to HTML from the history menu.


Configuration

CLI options

vice scan                          # Interactive remote scan
vice audit .                       # Audit current directory
vice audit /path/to/project        # Audit specific project
vice audit . --ci                  # CI mode, exit 1 if score < 70
vice audit . --ci --min-score 80   # Custom threshold
vice history                       # Browse saved reports

Config file (optional)

Create vice.config.js in your project root:

export default {
  url: 'https://your-site.com',
  ignore: ['Supabase Anon Key', 'Firebase API Key'],
  ci: {
    minScore: 70,
    failOnCritical: true,
  },
  supabaseMigrations: './supabase/migrations',
}

For developers

Project structure

vice/
├── bin/
│   └── vice.js                  # CLI entry point
├── src/
│   ├── core/
│   │   ├── findings.js          # Shared findings store
│   │   ├── score.js             # A-F score calculator
│   │   └── reporter/
│   │       ├── console.js       # Terminal output
│   │       ├── json.js          # JSON export
│   │       └── html.js          # HTML report
│   ├── local/                   # White-box modules
│   │   ├── index.js             # Module orchestrator
│   │   ├── secrets.js           # Source code secrets
│   │   ├── env.js               # .env audit
│   │   ├── dependencies.js      # npm audit
│   │   ├── supabase-rls.js      # RLS in migrations
│   │   ├── auth.js              # Auth & middleware
│   │   ├── code-vulnerabilities.js  # SQLi, XSS, eval
│   │   └── headers-config.js    # CSP/HSTS config
│   └── utils/
│       ├── fetch.js             # HTTP with timeout
│       └── patterns.js          # Shared regex patterns
├── scan.js                      # Remote scan engine (15 modules)
├── scans/                       # Saved reports
└── package.json

Adding a local audit module

  • Create src/local/your-module.js:
import { addFinding } from '../core/findings.js';

export async function auditYourModule(projectPath, spinner) {
  spinner.text = 'Running your check...';

  // Your logic here

  addFinding(
    'HIGH',              // CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, INFO
    'Module Name',       // Shown as section header in report
    'Short title',       // One-line summary
    'Detailed info',     // File paths, values, context
    'How to fix this'    // Concrete fix with code examples
  );
}
  • Register it in src/local/index.js:
import { auditYourModule } from './your-module.js';

// Add to LOCAL_MODULES array:
{ name: 'Your module description', value: 'yourmod', fn: auditYourModule },

Adding a remote scan module

Add your module function in scan.js and register it in the main() function with a spinner and the module selection menu.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines. In short: fork, branch, PR. Keep false positives low, always provide concrete fix recommendations.


Changelog

v3.0

  • Two modes: remote scan (black-box) and local audit (white-box)
  • 15 remote modules, 7 local modules
  • Legal disclaimer on first launch
  • HTML report with clean design
  • Scan history with JSON/HTML export
  • CI mode with exit codes
  • Score system A-F
  • npm package (vice-security)

v2.0

  • Puppeteer headless browser for crawling
  • Stack detection and fingerprinting
  • Subdomain scanning, DNS/email security
  • Storage bucket audit, WebSocket testing
  • Score system and HTML reports

v1.0

  • Initial release
  • URL-based scanning with fetch
  • Secrets, headers, Supabase RLS, VPS port scan
  • SQL injection testing on login forms

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Built by Webba Creative Technologies.

This tool is intended for authorized security testing only. You are solely responsible for how you use it. See the legal disclaimer shown on first launch.

Keywords

security

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Package last updated on 30 Mar 2026

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