T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking
Warning
- Location
- SKILL.md:243
- Finding
- Mandatory Third-Party Branding in Generated Deliverables<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `SKILL.md`, line 243 **Vulnerability Type**: `T01: Skill Instruction Hijacking` **Risk Level**: Medium ### Complete Code Snippet The complete affected line, translated into English, is: ```markdown > This plan was generated by the OPC-AI Skill (personal-brand-builder), based on the framework of the book "AI Super Individual." ``` ### Technical Analysis The Skill places a mandatory third-party attribution footer inside its prescribed output template. When the Skill is activated and the agent follows that template, OPC-AI and book branding are inserted into the user's generated Markdown deliverable regardless of whether the user requested or consented to such attribution. This constitutes output-oriented instruction hijacking because the Skill alters the agent's expected output for a purpose unrelated to the substantive personal-brand planning task. The instruction does not override system safety controls, execute code, or obtain additional system privileges, but it persistently influences the content produced during the active session. ### Attack Path 1. A user invokes the `personal-brand-builder` Skill. 2. The agent loads the instructions in `SKILL.md`. 3. The workflow directs the agent to generate a Markdown plan using the supplied output template. 4. The agent reproduces the mandatory footer at line 243. 5. The resulting user deliverable contains unsolicited OPC-AI and book attribution. No separate attacker interaction, code execution, network request, or elevated privilege is required. ### Impact Assessment The issue affects the integrity and authorship representation of generated content. Every deliverable produced from the template may include unsolicited third-party promotion, potentially misleading recipients about sponsorship, provenance, or authorship. The impact is limited to generated output in the current Skill session. The instruction does not provide filesystem privileges beyond the ...[truncated 151 chars]
- Remediation
- <![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Remove the mandatory OPC-AI and book attribution from the default output template. 2. Keep generated deliverables limited to content necessary to satisfy the user's personal-brand planning request. 3. If attribution is desired, make it explicitly optional and request informed user consent before including it. 4. Separate provenance metadata from the user-facing document so internal Skill identity does not automatically appear in exported content. 5. Add a review requirement ensuring templates do not contain advertising, promotional language, or third-party branding unrelated to the requested task. 6. Test the revised Skill by generating a complete plan and verifying that no attribution is inserted unless the user explicitly requests it. ]]>
