@panguard-ai/atr 0.2.0 → 0.3.0
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- package/README.md +49 -46
- package/dist/cli.d.ts +2 -0
- package/dist/cli.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/cli.js +42 -18
- package/dist/cli.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/coverage-analyzer.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/engine.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/engine.js +28 -13
- package/dist/engine.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/loader.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/loader.js +32 -7
- package/dist/loader.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-server.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-server.js +38 -14
- package/dist/mcp-server.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.js +3 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/coverage-gaps.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/list-rules.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.js +15 -3
- package/dist/mcp-tools/scan.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.js +27 -6
- package/dist/mcp-tools/submit-proposal.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.js +1 -3
- package/dist/mcp-tools/threat-summary.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.js +15 -3
- package/dist/mcp-tools/validate.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/index.js +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/index.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/semantic.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/semantic.js +14 -8
- package/dist/modules/semantic.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/session.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/modules/session.js +50 -15
- package/dist/modules/session.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.js +1 -3
- package/dist/rule-scaffolder.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/session-tracker.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/session-tracker.js.map +1 -1
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.d.ts.map +1 -1
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.js +1 -2
- package/dist/skill-fingerprint.js.map +1 -1
- package/package.json +2 -2
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-030-cross-agent-attack.yaml +51 -51
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-032-goal-hijacking.yaml +36 -36
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-074-cross-agent-privilege-escalation.yaml +32 -32
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-076-inter-agent-message-spoofing.yaml +55 -55
- package/rules/agent-manipulation/ATR-2026-077-human-trust-exploitation.yaml +42 -42
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-020-system-prompt-leak.yaml +51 -51
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-021-api-key-exposure.yaml +62 -62
- package/rules/context-exfiltration/ATR-2026-075-agent-memory-manipulation.yaml +33 -33
- package/rules/data-poisoning/ATR-2026-070-data-poisoning.yaml +53 -53
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-050-runaway-agent-loop.yaml +39 -39
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-051-resource-exhaustion.yaml +41 -41
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-052-cascading-failure.yaml +54 -54
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-098-unauthorized-financial-action.yaml +155 -0
- package/rules/excessive-autonomy/ATR-2026-099-high-risk-tool-gate.yaml +159 -0
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-072-model-behavior-extraction.yaml +34 -34
- package/rules/model-security/ATR-2026-073-malicious-finetuning-data.yaml +26 -26
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-040-privilege-escalation.yaml +58 -58
- package/rules/privilege-escalation/ATR-2026-041-scope-creep.yaml +35 -35
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-001-direct-prompt-injection.yaml +88 -84
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-002-indirect-prompt-injection.yaml +63 -63
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-003-jailbreak-attempt.yaml +74 -74
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-004-system-prompt-override.yaml +55 -55
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-005-multi-turn-injection.yaml +47 -47
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-080-encoding-evasion.yaml +79 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-081-semantic-multi-turn.yaml +76 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-082-fingerprint-evasion.yaml +75 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-083-indirect-tool-injection.yaml +75 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-084-structured-data-injection.yaml +77 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-085-audit-evasion.yaml +75 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-086-visual-spoofing.yaml +79 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-087-rule-probing.yaml +73 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-088-adaptive-countermeasure.yaml +75 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-089-polymorphic-skill.yaml +76 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-090-threat-intel-exfil.yaml +75 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-091-nested-payload.yaml +79 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-092-consensus-poisoning.yaml +83 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-093-gradual-escalation.yaml +77 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-094-audit-bypass.yaml +77 -0
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-2026-097-cjk-injection-patterns.yaml +165 -0
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-060-skill-impersonation.yaml +53 -53
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-061-description-behavior-mismatch.yaml +20 -20
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-062-hidden-capability.yaml +22 -22
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-063-skill-chain-attack.yaml +21 -21
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-064-over-permissioned-skill.yaml +29 -29
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-065-skill-update-attack.yaml +22 -22
- package/rules/skill-compromise/ATR-2026-066-parameter-injection.yaml +23 -23
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-010-mcp-malicious-response.yaml +70 -70
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-011-tool-output-injection.yaml +53 -53
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-012-unauthorized-tool-call.yaml +58 -58
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-013-tool-ssrf.yaml +62 -62
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-095-supply-chain-poisoning.yaml +81 -0
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-2026-096-registry-poisoning.yaml +83 -0
- package/spec/atr-schema.yaml +28 -29
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-001.yaml +0 -61
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-002.yaml +0 -58
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-003.yaml +0 -61
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-005.yaml +0 -55
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-006.yaml +0 -51
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-007.yaml +0 -57
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-008.yaml +0 -57
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-009.yaml +0 -51
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-010.yaml +0 -57
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-011.yaml +0 -53
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-012.yaml +0 -57
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-023.yaml +0 -56
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-025.yaml +0 -68
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-026.yaml +0 -66
- package/rules/prompt-injection/ATR-PRED-2026-027.yaml +0 -62
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-PRED-2026-004.yaml +0 -54
- package/rules/tool-poisoning/ATR-PRED-2026-024.yaml +0 -68
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