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Security audit

Superlore Personal Podcast

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is mostly coherent for connecting OpenClaw to Superlore, but its helper can send credentials to server-supplied absolute URLs without validating the destination.

Review before installing. The skill's main behavior is disclosed and useful for Superlore users, but the bundled helper should validate credential-bearing URLs against the expected Superlore HTTPS origin before sending tokens. If used, approve only minimal scopes and know how to revoke or rotate the Superlore agent credential.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Insecure Skill Coding PracticesFinds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Agent Memory PoisoningWrites attacker-controlled rules into memory that affect later sessions
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
Findings (1)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Error
Location
scripts/superlore.mjs:54
Finding

Authentication Credentials Can Be Sent to Server-Controlled Arbitrary URLs

Content
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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • Rogue AgentSelf-Modification, Session Persistence
  • MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Findings (9)

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 21)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 32)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 38)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 46)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 52)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 65)May include surrounding context.

md
node scripts/superlore.mjs pair --code 123456 --scopes episodes:create,sources:read

Undeclared Tool Scope

Medium
Category
MCP Least Privilege
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The skill invokes a bundled Node helper that uses network access and environment/token handling, but the manifest does not declare any explicit tool permissions or allowed-tools boundaries. That mismatch weakens least-privilege controls and can let an agent use capabilities users or the platform did not clearly consent to, especially around credential storage and external API access.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Session Persistence

Medium
Category
Rogue Agent
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The skill is explicitly designed for recurring use and persistent storage of an agent credential at ~/.config/superlore/agent.json or via an environment variable, creating session persistence across runs. Persistent authentication to a private podcast service increases the blast radius of host compromise or cross-skill misuse, particularly because the token grants access to private feeds, uploads, and possibly saved Sources.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 3)May include surrounding context.

md
---
name: "superlore-personal-podcast"
description: "Pair OpenClaw with Superlore to create or upload private podcast episodes and use saved Sources."
homepage: https://superlore.ai/integrations/openclaw
---

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 25)May include surrounding context.

text

4. Tell the user the agent has claimed the code and is waiting for approval. The helper polls for approval, stores the one-time credential privately, acknowledges delivery, and performs a side-effect-free connection test.
5. If pairing expires or returns 401, ask for a new code. Never ask the user to paste a raw `slc_` credential.

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