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Security audit

InfluxDB

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward InfluxDB guidance skill with no executable code or hidden behavior.

Installers should treat this as technical guidance for InfluxDB administration. Review examples before applying them to production databases, especially retention and downsampling settings, because those can affect data availability when used manually.

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
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • 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)

Unbounded Resource Access

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Content
## Query Performance

- Always include time range—unbounded queries scan everything
- Filter on tags before fields—tags use index, fields scan data
- Limit results with `LIMIT` or `|> limit()`—dashboard doesn't need 1M points
- Use `GROUP BY` / `aggregateWindow` to reduce data before returning
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding
Skill allows unbounded resource consumption (API calls, storage, compute). Without rate limits or quotas, a compromised or misbehaving agent can cause denial-of-service or cost overruns.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.