Security audit

Expanso xml-to-json

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This XML-to-JSON skill does what it claims, but its MCP mode starts an unauthenticated network service on all interfaces by default.

Install only if you are comfortable managing the MCP server exposure. Prefer running the CLI pipeline for local conversion, or bind the MCP listener to localhost, put it behind authentication, and add request-size and rate limits before exposing it on a network.

A.I.G

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

Warning

Location: pipeline-mcp.yaml:5
Finding: Unauthenticated XML Processing Service Exposed on All Network Interfaces Without an Explicit Request-Size Limit
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
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

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.