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Persistent Browser Scraper

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is not clearly malicious, but it uses a persistent logged-in browser profile for broad browsing requests and includes unsafe profile-handling instructions.

Install only if you intentionally want agents to browse with the main-identity logged-in browser profile. Prefer a dedicated automation profile, require explicit confirmation before authenticated browsing, remove --no-sandbox, and do not delete SingletonLock unless you have verified the profile is not in use.

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 (3)

T05 · Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation

Error
Location
SKILL.md:11
Finding

Automatic Use of a Persistent Authenticated Browser Profile

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Remediation
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Error
Location
SKILL.md:27
Finding

Chromium Sandbox Disabled While Processing Untrusted Web Content

Content
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Remediation
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
SKILL.md:18
Finding

Unconditional Deletion of Chromium Profile Concurrency Lock

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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Tool MisuseTool Parameter Abuse, Chaining Abuse, Unsafe Defaults
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (5)

Missing User Warnings

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The skill advertises use of a persistent browser profile (main-identity) but does not warn that it will access and modify a logged-in local browser state. Because the skill is user-invocable and designed for authenticated sites, the missing disclosure materially increases the risk of unintended access to private account data or actions performed under the user's identity.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tool Parameter Abuse

High
Category
Tool Misuse
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The explicit rm -f command performs destructive filesystem modification on a local browser-profile path, which is a classic tool-parameter abuse pattern when embedded in an auto-triggerable skill. In this skill's context, it is more dangerous because it targets a persistent authenticated profile, so misuse or path changes could damage browser state, interfere with live sessions, or enable unsafe operational habits around shell-based deletion.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 21)May include surrounding context.

每次抓取前先删 SingletonLock:

bash
rm -f /home/kncao/.openclaw/browser-profiles/main-identity/SingletonLock

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Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The instructions direct deletion of a local file (SingletonLock) in the user's browser profile without any user-facing notice or safety checks. Even though the target path is specific, silently modifying files under a persistent profile can disrupt running browser sessions, cause state corruption, or normalize unsafe file-deletion behavior in agent skills.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The trigger conditions are broad enough to auto-activate the skill for generic requests like 'search the web' or when certain sites are merely mentioned, causing use of a persistent logged-in browser without explicit user awareness. In this context, that can unintentionally expose authenticated content, cookies-backed session data, or actions tied to the operator's identity on third-party sites.

Content

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Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
86% confidence
Finding

The natural-language content of the skill is entirely in Chinese, including the description, trigger conditions, and operational notes, without indicating that language choice is optional or user-configurable. This can violate language/locale policy where skills should not impose a specific language absent opt-in or a documented regional justification.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.