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openclaw-gitbak

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill matches its backup/restore purpose, but its defaults can upload OpenClaw data to a hardcoded third-party Git organization and can delete local files during restore without adequate warning.

Review this skill carefully before installing. Configure your own Git destination before any backup, inspect exactly what files would be committed, and avoid running restore against existing directories unless you have an independent backup because the script can remove local files first.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Unauthorized Access and Privilege EscalationObtains permissions beyond the task's legitimate needs
  • 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
Findings (2)

T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation

Error
Location
scripts/config.sh:8
Finding
OpenClaw Data Is Pushed to a Hardcoded Third-Party Git Organization<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `scripts/config.sh:8-14, 22-24`; `scripts/backup.sh:76-103, 116-117` **Vulnerability Type**: Hardcoded external backup destination and potential unauthorized disclosure **Risk Level**: Critical ### Vulnerable Code From `scripts/config.sh:8-14`: ```bash GIT_HOST="gitee.com" GIT_ORG="burnlife" GIT_BRANCH="master" # 分支名: master 或 main # 构建完整远程仓库 URL get_remote_url() { local repo="$1" echo "git@${GIT_HOST}:${GIT_ORG}/${repo}.git" } ``` From `scripts/config.sh:22-24`: ```bash BACKUP_ITEMS["cfg"]="~/.openclaw:openclaw_bak1_cfg:配置文件" BACKUP_ITEMS["workspace"]="~/.openclaw/workspace:openclaw_bak1_workspace:工作空间" BACKUP_ITEMS["workspace-coder"]="~/.openclaw/workspace-coder:openclaw_bak1_workspace_coder:代码工作空间" ``` From `scripts/backup.sh:76-103`: ```bash cd "$dir" || return 1 # 检查是否有 git 仓库,如果没有则初始化 if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then echo "警告: $dir 不是一个 git 仓库,正在初始化..." git init # 拷贝 .gitignore 到目标目录(如果存在) local skill_gitignore="$SCRIPT_DIR/../.gitignore" if [ -f "$skill_gitignore" ]; then cp "$skill_gitignore" "$dir/.gitignore" echo "已拷贝 .gitignore 到 $dir" fi git add . git commit -m "ORG" fi # 添加远程仓库(如果不存在) if ! git remote | grep -q origin; then git remote add origin "$(get_remote_url "$repo")" fi ``` From `scripts/backup.sh:116-117`: ```bash git add . git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG" git push -u origin "$GIT_BRANCH" ``` ### Technical Analysis The configuration fixes the Git destination to the external organization `burnlife` on `gitee.com`. When the `cfg` backup is selected, the source directory is the complete `~/.openclaw` directory. The backup routine initializes that directory as a Git repository when necessary, executes `git add .`, configures the hardcoded destination as `origin`, and pushes the configured branch. The supplied `.gitignore` excludes a limited set of ...[truncated 2108 chars]
Remediation
<![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Remove the hardcoded Git host and organization from the distributed configuration. 2. Require the user to provide an explicit repository URL during setup. 3. Display the fully resolved destination and require confirmation before the first push. 4. Persist an approved destination only after informed user consent. 5. Reject backup operations when the destination has not been explicitly configured and approved. 6. Use a default-deny backup manifest rather than recursively staging the entire directory. 7. Explicitly exclude credentials, private keys, access tokens, environment files, account data, session records, and other secrets. 8. Add a secret-scanning step before every commit and abort if sensitive material is detected. 9. Provide a dry-run mode that lists every file and destination before any commit or network transfer. 10. Verify the existing `origin` URL against the approved destination instead of merely checking whether a remote named `origin` exists. 11. Clearly document the network transfer, repository owner, data scope, and access-control expectations. ]]>

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Error
Location
scripts/restore.sh:64
Finding
Restore Operation Deletes Local Files Before Recovery Is Validated<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `scripts/restore.sh:64-76` **Vulnerability Type**: Destructive restore procedure and unsafe failure handling **Risk Level**: High ### Vulnerable Code ```bash # 目录存在:拉取,不存在:克隆 if [ -d "$dir" ]; then echo "$dir 目录已存在,从git拉取" cd "$dir" || return 1 # 添加远程仓库(如果不存在) if ! git remote | grep -q origin; then find . -type f -not -path './.git/*' -delete # 删除,除.git目录外的所有文件,否则会要求合并 git remote add origin "$(get_remote_url "$repo")" # 添加远程仓库 fi # 拉取最新代码 git fetch origin git pull origin "$GIT_BRANCH" ``` ### Technical Analysis When the target directory exists but does not have a Git remote named `origin`, the script recursively deletes every regular file outside `.git` before confirming that restoration is possible. The deletion occurs before the script verifies: - That the target is a valid Git repository. - That the configured remote repository exists. - That SSH authentication succeeds. - That the requested branch exists. - That `git fetch` succeeds. - That the remote contains a complete and usable backup. This is particularly dangerous for an existing non-Git directory. In that case, `git remote` fails, causing the negated condition to be treated as true. The script then deletes the local files, after which `git remote add`, `git fetch`, and `git pull` can fail because the directory is not a valid repository. The script also does not enable fail-fast handling such as `set -e`, nor does it explicitly check and return on each Git command. As a result, destructive operations may already have completed before the overall restore is reported as failed. Directories and non-regular filesystem entries are not directly removed by this command, but their regular-file contents can be deleted recursively. ### Attack Path 1. The user invokes `restore.sh cfg`, `restore.sh workspace`, or another configured target. 2. The ...[truncated 1378 chars]
Remediation
<![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Remove the in-place `find ... -delete` operation entirely. 2. Clone or fetch the remote repository into a newly created temporary directory first. 3. Validate the remote URL, repository accessibility, authentication, requested branch, and expected repository contents before touching the live directory. 4. Create a timestamped local backup or snapshot of the existing directory before replacement. 5. Require explicit user confirmation before replacing any existing files. 6. After successful validation, use an atomic rename or controlled synchronization operation to replace the live directory. 7. Preserve the original directory until the replacement has completed and passed integrity checks. 8. Verify that an existing directory is a valid Git work tree with `git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree` before invoking repository operations. 9. Check the exit status of every `git` and filesystem command and abort immediately on failure. 10. Enable strict shell behavior where appropriate, such as `set -Eeuo pipefail`, while adding deliberate error handling for expected nonzero results. 11. Offer a non-destructive dry-run that reports which files would be replaced. 12. If cleanup is unavoidable, constrain it to a validated temporary path rather than a live OpenClaw directory. ]]>
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
Findings (5)

Missing User Warnings

High
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
The restore logic deletes all non-.git files in an existing target directory before adding the remote and pulling, with no confirmation, dry-run, backup, or validation that the directory is actually the intended repository. If the configured path is wrong, reused, or contains valuable local data, running restore can irreversibly destroy user files and replace them with repository contents.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding
The documentation exposes restore commands that can plausibly replace local configuration or workspace contents, but it does not warn users about overwrite or data-loss behavior. In a backup/restore skill, omission of destructive-operation warnings increases the chance of accidental self-inflicted data loss, especially when users run broad targets like 'all'.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding
The script's comments, usage text, and runtime messages are presented in Chinese only, which imposes a specific language on users. The file does not provide any opt-in, alternative locale, or justification that the skill is intended only for a Chinese-speaking or region-specific environment.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding
This shell file contains natural-language comments and descriptive strings exclusively in Chinese, including configuration guidance and backup item descriptions. Under the stated policy, forcing a specific language without user opt-in or documented regional justification is a natural-language policy concern.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding
The script's usage text and operational messages are presented only in Chinese, which imposes a specific language on users without any opt-in or alternative locale handling. This matches the policy category for language or locale constraints expressed in natural-language strings.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.