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Security audit

researching-internet-slang-and-cultural-trends

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a straightforward Apify/Urban Dictionary lookup guide; it sends query terms to Apify but does not install code, persist, or access local data.

Install only if you are comfortable sending slang keywords, brand names, or Urban Dictionary URLs to Apify/apidojo. Do not use it for secrets, confidential project names, personal data, or sensitive internal monitoring terms without a separate privacy review.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (4)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The trigger language is broad enough to match many ordinary requests about word meanings, social media terminology, brand monitoring, and cultural vocabulary. In an agent environment, this can cause the skill to activate unexpectedly and send user queries to an external service, increasing the risk of unintended data disclosure and tool overreach.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs use of an external Apify actor but does not clearly warn that user-provided keywords or URLs will be transmitted to a third-party service. If users submit sensitive brand names, internal project codenames, or personal terms, that data may be exposed outside the local agent boundary without informed consent.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

This skill performs an outbound POST request to the Apify API, transmitting supplied search terms to a third-party endpoint. Even though external calls are core to the skill's function, the transmission becomes a security issue when there is no explicit consent, minimization, or warning around potentially sensitive input.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}'

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

This skill performs an outbound POST request to the Apify API, transmitting supplied search terms to a third-party endpoint. Even though external calls are core to the skill's function, the transmission becomes a security issue when there is no explicit consent, minimization, or warning around potentially sensitive input.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~urbandictionary-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["slay", "rizz", "no cap"], "maxItems": 5}'

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.