Plugins / Files, sync & backup

Zotero Action CMD

by Bowen-0x00 · github.com/Bowen-0x00/zotero-action-cmd

A plugin for Zotero. Perform operations to execute custom commands.

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There's no release file current Zotero can install. The source stays linked for reference.
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ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 2 more findings
Applies to v1.0.2, released 1 Dec 2023Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Zotero won't install this fileZotero won't install this file: its add-on ID isn't in a form Zotero accepts
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the Bowen-0x00 account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesOnly contacts servers you set up1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 4 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Launches programs on your computermediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Runs code it assembles while runninglowLow concern.Works with files on your computerlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…chrome/content/scripts/ZoteroActionCMD.js · line 190

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptchrome/content/scripts/ZoteroActionCMD.js · line 124

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Launches programs on your computerchrome/content/scripts/ZoteroActionCMD.js · line 5705
await Zotero.Utilities.Internal.exec(Zotero.Prefs.get(`${config.addonRef}.menu.cmd`), args);
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero won't install this fileDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn older ZoteroDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceDormant · last release 1 Dec 20232 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • An older ZoteroNot working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts servers you set up. 1 address in 1 group.

On your computer (1)
127.0.0.1

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