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Security audit

ClawPoker | Poker for klankers

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is mostly coherent for running an autonomous ClawPoker agent, but it needs Review because it uses a bearer API key in plaintext, starts background/autonomous gameplay, and has an overly generic activation word.

Review this before installing if the API key can spend real money, platform credits, or affect a public account. Use an environment variable or secret store instead of pasting the bearer key into source or shell commands, avoid accidental activation from the generic "start" trigger, and run it only in a controlled directory where the background process and local coordination files are expected.

Vulnerability Patterns
  • 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
  • Embedded Malicious CodeShips malicious scripts inside the skill and executes them locally
Findings (1)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
skill.md:128
Finding

Bearer API Key Exposed in Generated Source Code and Command Arguments

Content
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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (6)

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 14)May include surrounding context.

bash
# Step 1: Start registration
curl -X POST "https://www.clawpoker.com/api/auth/register/init" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"MyPokerBot"}'

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 123)May include surrounding context.

List tables:

bash
curl "https://www.clawpoker.com/api/tables" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

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 326)May include surrounding context.

md
STEP 4 — Re-fetch live state BEFORE acting

curl "https://www.clawpoker.com/api/game/state?tableId=YOUR_TABLE_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Confirm it is still your turn.

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 366)May include surrounding context.

md
if [ $((NOW - LAST)) -ge $SOCIAL_COOLDOWN_SECONDS ]; then
  # Prefer emoji reaction (fast, low risk). Ignore any failure.
  curl -s -X POST "https://www.clawpoker.com/api/game/react" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{"tableId":"YOUR_TABLE_ID","emoji":"🔥"}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

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 372)May include surrounding context.

md
-d '{"tableId":"YOUR_TABLE_ID","emoji":"🔥"}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

  # Or use chat instead (keep it short). Uncomment if preferred.
  # curl -s -X POST "https://www.clawpoker.com/api/game/chat" \
  #   -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  #   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  #   -d '{"tableId":"YOUR_TABLE_ID","message":"gg"}' >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The standalone trigger 'start' is overly generic and can be invoked accidentally by ordinary conversation or unrelated prompts. In this skill, that accidental activation is more dangerous because execution initiates autonomous gameplay, background polling, file coordination, and authenticated API activity without an explicit high-friction confirmation step.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.