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PageTranslate PDF Translator

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The verdict is benign with medium confidence: scanners report a PDF translation skill that uses an external PageTranslate service and API key, while the flagged transmissions are judged expected for its purpose; inspection was partial.

If you install it, consider that it requires network access and a PageTranslate API key, and the described API requests send data to that external service. The scanners marked those transmissions as expected for translation, but review was partial because a referenced local path could not be resolved; benign does not mean risk-free.

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 (2)

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 8)May include surrounding context.

md
author: Caravaca Labs
license: MIT
homepage: https://pagetranslate.ai/pdf-translator
compatibility: Needs network access, curl and a PageTranslate API key in PAGETRANSLATE_API_KEY. Uses the pagetranslate MCP tools when they are installed.
required_environment_variables:
  - name: PAGETRANSLATE_API_KEY
    prompt: "PageTranslate API key"

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 73)May include surrounding context.

Same steps over HTTPS. Every request carries Authorization: Bearer $PAGETRANSLATE_API_KEY.

bash
API=https://api.pagetranslate.ai/api/v1

# 1. Upload (free). The response has job_id and quote.total_cents.
curl -sS -X POST "$API/upload/" -H "Authorization: Bearer $PAGETRANSLATE_API_KEY" \