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scraping-instagram-comments

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a plain instruction file for exporting Instagram post comments through Apify, with no hidden code, persistence, or local privilege behavior found.

Install only if you intend to use Apify to collect Instagram comments. Treat exported commenter names, IDs, profile links, pictures, and comment text as personal data, limit maxItems and exported fields to what you actually need, and confirm your use complies with Instagram terms and applicable privacy or consent rules.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (3)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The skill is explicitly designed to collect and export Instagram commenter data, including usernames, IDs, profile details, and comment content, but it does not warn users about privacy, consent, platform-policy, or data-handling implications. This increases the risk of misuse for profiling, bulk harvesting, or unauthorized processing of personal data.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 50)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding

Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 50)May include surrounding context.

REST API fallback

bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'