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Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill mostly matches its stated video-making purpose, but it requests broad Beatra account authority and silently updates package code by default.

Install only if you are comfortable granting this package a broad shared Beatra device token that can spend credits and call Beatra tools beyond the narrow onboarding-video steps. Consider disabling automatic updates with the documented update --auto off command and watch for explicit approval cards before any paid clone, speech, or video request.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Remote Payload Retrieval and ExecutionFetches external code whose behavior can change after review
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
  • 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
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
Findings (2)

T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation

Warning
Location
scripts/authorize.py:30
Finding

Overbroad OAuth Scope Combined with Unrestricted Remote Tool Dispatch

Content
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dict[str, Any]: session = _session_with_registration( state_dir=Path.home() / ".beatra", post_json=_default_post_json, ) if command == "tools": return session.request(2, "tools/list", {}) try: arguments = json.load(os.sys.stdin) except json.JSONDecodeError as exc: raise RuntimeError("Tool arguments on stdin must be one JSON object") from exc if not isinstance(arguments, dict): raise RuntimeError("Tool arguments on stdin must be one JSON object") assert tool_name is not None return session.request( 2, "tools/call", {"name": tool_name, "arguments": arguments}, ) ``` ### Technical Analysis The declared Skill workflow requires artifact upload and retrieval, model and voice discovery, optional voice cloning, speech synthesis, video generation, task inspection, user-requested cancellation, and billing-related operations. The authorization scope additionally grants unrelated image and music generation permissions. The bundled client does not restrict `tool_name` to the operations documented for this Skill. Any locally supplied tool name is forwarded to the Beatra MCP endpoint using the shared bearer credential. The remote service remains responsible for enforcing the token scope, but the token itself has broader authority than the Skill’s legitimate task requires. Credential validation als ...[truncated 1825 chars]
Remediation
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T03 · Remote Payload Retrieval and Execution

Warning
Location
scripts/mcp_client.py:969
Finding

Default-On Silent Remote Code Replacement Without Cryptographically Signed Release Metadata

Content
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dict[str, Any]: path = update_home / "state.json" try: value = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")) except (OSError, json.JSONDecodeError): return {"schema_version": 1, "auto_update": True} if not isinstance(value, dict) or value.get("schema_version") != 1: return {"schema_version": 1, "auto_update": True} return value ``` Ordinary commands can retrieve and install a remote release without separate confirmation: ```python def maybe_auto_update( *, state_dir: Path | None = None, install_root: Path | None = None, get_bytes: GetBytes = _default_get_bytes, now: float | None = None, ) -> bool: """Best-effort silent update. Never block the requested MCP command.""" resolved_state = state_dir or Path.home() / ".beatra" try: resolved_root = (install_root or _current_install_root()).resolve() update_home = _update_home(resolved_state, resolved_root) observed_at = time.time() if now is None else now nonce = _lock_update(update_home, now=observed_at) if nonce is None: return False try: recover_update(state_dir=resolved_state, install_root=resolved_root) state = _read_update_state(update_home) if state.get("auto_update", True) is False: return False last_checked = state.get("last_checked_at") if ( isinstance(last_checked, (int, float)) and observed_at - float(last_checked) < UPDATE_CHECK_MAX_AGE_SECONDS ): retu ...[truncated 4226 chars]
Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Findings (46)

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Critical
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

tasks:read and tasks:cancel allow visibility into and interference with broader task activity, which is more privilege than a narrowly scoped onboarding-media tool should need. These permissions could let the skill inspect unrelated user jobs or disrupt them if the credential is abused.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The declared purpose does not prepare the user for uninstall logic, deletion of local state under ~/.beatra, skill inventory inspection, token revocation, or management of shared credentials for other installed skills. Those actions affect system state beyond this skill and could disrupt other integrations or expose metadata about installed tooling. Hidden cross-skill and lifecycle control is particularly risky because it can impact availability and trust boundaries outside the user’s immediate task.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The declared purpose does not prepare the user for uninstall logic, deletion of local state under ~/.beatra, skill inventory inspection, token revocation, or management of shared credentials for other installed skills. Those actions affect system state beyond this skill and could disrupt other integrations or expose metadata about installed tooling. Hidden cross-skill and lifecycle control is particularly risky because it can impact availability and trust boundaries outside the user’s immediate task.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The declared purpose does not prepare the user for uninstall logic, deletion of local state under ~/.beatra, skill inventory inspection, token revocation, or management of shared credentials for other installed skills. Those actions affect system state beyond this skill and could disrupt other integrations or expose metadata about installed tooling. Hidden cross-skill and lifecycle control is particularly risky because it can impact availability and trust boundaries outside the user’s immediate task.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 48)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 112)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 164)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 168)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 176)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 184)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 236)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 237)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 238)May include surrounding context.

md
(`scripts/mcp_client.py` / `beatra.assets.upload`). Keep the returned

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The changelog mentions balance, ledger, tier pricing, and top-up behavior that is unrelated to an intern onboarding video skill. This inconsistency is a strong indicator of hidden financial or account-related capability, repackaging, or copy-paste contamination, which undermines user trust and may conceal functionality beyond the declared purpose.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · manifest.json (reported line 56)May include surrounding context.

json
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 14)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 21)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/installation-and-auth.md (reported line 49)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/mcp-connection.md (reported line 10)May include surrounding context.

text

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/authorize.py (reported line 207)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/authorize.py (reported line 514)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Credential Access

High
Category
Privilege Escalation
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Code accesses credential files (SSH keys, AWS credentials, etc.). This could indicate credential theft attempts.

Content

Scanner excerpt · scripts/mcp_client.py (reported line 1025)May include surrounding context.

python
```

They share the one full-scope Device Token stored in
`~/.beatra/credentials.json`. Installing or switching packages must not trigger
another authorization when that credential is already valid. Do not add,
enable, trust, or configure a host Beatra Connector. Never print or move the
token into command arguments, environment variables, logs, chat, or another

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The OAuth scope string requests a much broader set of capabilities than the skill description justifies, including wallet spending, music generation, voice management, and task control. Overbroad authorization violates least privilege and increases blast radius if the skill, its dependencies, or stored credentials are abused or compromised.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

tasks:read and tasks:cancel allow visibility into and interference with broader task activity, which is more privilege than a narrowly scoped onboarding-media tool should need. These permissions could let the skill inspect unrelated user jobs or disrupt them if the credential is abused.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

tasks:read and tasks:cancel allow visibility into and interference with broader task activity, which is more privilege than a narrowly scoped onboarding-media tool should need. These permissions could let the skill inspect unrelated user jobs or disrupt them if the credential is abused.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.