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Security audit

CoinMarketCap x402 APIs

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a documentation-only CoinMarketCap x402 integration that clearly involves automatic small USDC payments, but users should enable it only with a limited wallet and explicit payment awareness.

Install only if you intend to use CoinMarketCap x402 paid data access. Use a dedicated low-balance Base wallet, keep the private key in environment or wallet tooling rather than prompts or source code, and require explicit confirmation before agents make repeated paid requests.

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 (3)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The trigger list is broad enough to match generic phrases like "no API key" or "USDC payment," which can cause the skill to be invoked outside the user's actual intent. In this skill's context, unintended invocation is more dangerous because the skill is designed to facilitate paid on-chain requests, so accidental use can lead to unexpected wallet interactions or charges.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The introductory description markets the service as instant and keyless but does not prominently warn that use requires a private-key-controlled wallet and automatically signs on-chain USDC payments. In an AI-agent setting, this omission can mislead users into invoking the skill without understanding that requests may spend funds or require sensitive wallet material.

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 · references/payment-details.md (reported line 72)May include surrounding context.

version: "2"

text

## Manual Flow with curl

```bash
# Step 1: Get the 402 response with payment requirements

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.