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Security audit

Shopify Ads Helper

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a simple Shopify ads advisory prompt with a minor risk of activating too broadly, but it does not request sensitive access or perform hidden actions.

Before installing, be aware that this skill may trigger on broad ecommerce or advertising terms. It is best suited for Shopify ads, tracking, ROAS, budget, and checkout-funnel questions where you intend Shopify-specific guidance.

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
  • 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
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (1)

Vague Triggers

Medium
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding
The trigger keywords are broad enough to match many generic ecommerce conversations, such as 'shop', 'checkout', 'tracking', and 'campaign'. This can cause the skill to activate outside its intended scope, leading the agent to inject Shopify-specific ads guidance into unrelated contexts and potentially override more appropriate skills or user intent.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.