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cross-platform-memory-hub

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is mostly transparent about being a paid memory-helper package, but its payment and authorization workflow has enough scope, security, and instruction-control issues to require review before installation.

Install only if you are comfortable with a Chinese-language skill that writes local order/payment metadata and uses clawtip for paid access. Review the payment flow carefully, avoid storing sensitive questions in order records, and do not rely on this package as a fully implemented cross-platform memory sync system without additional controls.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Skill Instruction HijackingAlters the agent's session goals or safety constraints when the skill loads
  • Insecure DependenciesIntroduces malicious components through unsafe dependency sources
  • Insecure Skill Coding PracticesFinds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
  • 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 (4)

T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking

Error
Location
SKILL.md:99
Finding

Skill Instructions Suppress Security Inspection and Troubleshooting

Content
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Vulnerability Details

File Location: SKILL.md, lines 99-102
Vulnerability Type: Agent instruction hijacking
Risk Level: High

Vulnerable Code

The following is an English translation of the complete instruction block:

markdown
### Failure Handling

Order creation failed: <error details>

> [!CAUTION]
> If the script exits with a non-zero status, terminate the workflow. Do not retry, inspect the source code, or test the network.

Technical Analysis

The skill instructs the agent not to inspect source code or test network behavior after a script failure. Preventing automatic payment retries can be a legitimate safety measure, but prohibiting source inspection and diagnostic network testing is unrelated to the memory-management function and interferes with security analysis.

Because these instructions are loaded as part of the skill, they can alter the agent's behavior in the current session. A failure in the payment workflow may therefore prevent the agent from investigating implementation defects, dependency behavior, or unexpected network activity.

Attack Path

  1. The user or agent invokes scripts/create_order.py.
  2. Order creation exits with a non-zero status.
  3. The skill instruction directs the agent to terminate the workflow.
  4. The same instruction explicitly prohibits inspecting the source code or testing network behavior.
  5. A defect or suspicious behavior associated with the failed operation remains unexamined unless the instruction is overridden externally.

Impact Assessment

This issue does not directly grant operating-system privileges or execute arbitrary code. Its impact is on the agent's decision-making and security controls: it suppresses legitimate investigation, reduces auditability, and may conceal implementation or payment-flow defects. The scope is the agent session in which the skill instructions are active.

Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions

  • Remove the prohibitions against source inspection and network diagnostics.
  • Retain only the legitimate transaction-safety requirement that automatic payment retries must not occur.
  • Replace the block with instructions to report the failure and obtain user approval before any additional payment or network action.
  • Explicitly allow local source inspection, log review, and non-invasive diagnostics.
  • Document which diagnostic operations may contact external systems and require separate user consent for those operations.

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Error
Location
scripts/service.py:23
Finding

Locally Forgeable Payment Authorization Credential

Content
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Vulnerability Details

File Location: scripts/service.py, lines 23-64
Vulnerability Type: Fail-open payment credential validation
Risk Level: High

Vulnerable Code

python
def is_credential_valid(order_data: dict) -> bool:
    credential = order_data.get("payCredential")
    if not credential:
        return False
    credential_ts = order_data.get("credentialTimestamp")
    if credential_ts:
        age = time.time() - credential_ts
        if age > CREDENTIAL_TTL:
            return False
    return True
python
if not is_credential_valid(order_data):
    print("PAY_STATUS: ERROR")
    print("ERROR_INFO: \u672a\u627e\u5230\u6709\u6548\u7684\u652f\u4ed8\u51ed\u8bc1\u3002\u8bf7\u5148\u901a\u8fc7 clawtip \u5b8c\u6210\u652f\u4ed8\u3002")
    sys.exit(1)

pay_status = order_data.get("payStatus", "SUCCESS")
print(f"PAY_STATUS: {pay_status}")

if pay_status != "SUCCESS":
    print(f"ERROR_INFO: \u652f\u4ed8\u72b6\u6001\u4e3a {pay_status}\uff0c\u65e0\u6cd5\u7eed\u8fdb")
    sys.exit(1)

print("AUTHORIZATION_RESULT=verified")
_jr = json.dumps({
    "pay_status": pay_status,
    "authorization": "verified",
    "order_no": args.order_no,
})

Technical Analysis

The validation routine treats any non-empty payCredential value as valid. It does not verify:

  • A cryptographic signature or message authentication code.
  • The credential issuer.
  • The credential's association with the supplied order number.
  • The expected amount or payment recipient.
  • The skill indicator or resource.
  • Whether the credential was previously consumed.

Timestamp validation is also fail-open. If credentialTimestamp is absent, no expiry check occurs. In addition, payStatus defaults to SUCCESS when the field is missing.

The order is loaded from a predictable local JSON file under the user's OpenClaw order directory. A process acting as the ...[truncated 1167 chars]

Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions

  • Replace presence-based validation with cryptographic verification of a signed credential.
  • Pin the trusted wallet or payment-provider public key.
  • Bind the signed credential to the order number, amount, recipient, skill indicator, and expiration time.
  • Reject credentials with missing or malformed timestamps.
  • Require an explicit successful payment status rather than defaulting to SUCCESS.
  • Validate timestamp type and bounds, including rejecting timestamps unreasonably far in the future.
  • Add replay protection through a one-time-use transaction identifier or consumed-credential registry.
  • Treat local order files only as cached data, not as an independent source of payment truth.
  • Add negative tests covering forged credentials, absent timestamps, absent status fields, mismatched amounts, mismatched recipients, and replayed credentials.

T08 · Insecure Dependencies

Warning
Location
SKILL.md:105
Finding

Third-Party npm Package Is Downloaded and Executed Through npx

Content
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Vulnerability Details

File Location: SKILL.md, lines 105-114
Vulnerability Type: Unsafe third-party dependency execution
Risk Level: Medium

Vulnerable Code

bash
npx --yes @clawtip/clawtip-sandbox-cli@1.0.0 pay \
  -o <ORDER_NO> \
  -i <INDICATOR> \
  -v 1.0.12

Technical Analysis

The documented test workflow uses npx --yes, which can retrieve and execute an npm package without an interactive installation confirmation when the package is not already available locally. Pinning the top-level package to version 1.0.0 limits version drift, but it does not independently verify package integrity or guarantee the integrity of transitive dependencies.

npm package execution can run both the requested CLI implementation and package lifecycle behavior permitted by the npm environment. Consequently, compromise of the package, its publishing account, the registry delivery path, or an insufficiently pinned transitive dependency can result in code execution with the privileges of the user running the skill.

Attack Path

  1. A developer follows the documented sandbox payment procedure.
  2. npx --yes checks for the requested package and retrieves it from the configured npm registry if necessary.
  3. npm installs or prepares the package and its dependency graph.
  4. Package-controlled code executes under the invoking user's account.
  5. If the package supply chain is compromised, attacker-controlled code can access files and environment variables available to that account.

Impact Assessment

Successful supply-chain compromise could provide arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user or agent running npx. Accessible scope may include project files, the user's writable files, environment variables, payment configuration, and network access permitted to the process. No evidence was found that the currently referenced package is malicious; the finding c ...[truncated 53 chars]

Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions

  • Vendor and review the required CLI rather than downloading it at execution time.
  • Maintain a lockfile that pins the complete dependency graph.
  • Verify package artifacts against an approved integrity hash before execution.
  • Use a trusted internal registry or verified package provenance where available.
  • Disable lifecycle scripts where they are not required.
  • Require explicit user approval before downloading or executing a previously unavailable dependency.
  • Run the CLI in a restricted environment with minimal filesystem access, filtered environment variables, and limited network permissions.
  • Document the package source, expected digest, dependency versions, and update-review process.

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
scripts/file_utils.py:48
Finding

Order Files Containing User and Payment Metadata Use Default Filesystem Permissions

Content
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Vulnerability Details

File Location: scripts/file_utils.py, lines 48-60
Vulnerability Type: Insecure storage permissions for sensitive local data
Risk Level: Medium

Vulnerable Code

python
def save_order(indicator: str, order_no: str, order_data: dict) -> str:
    """
    Store order data in the fixed directory:
    ~/.openclaw/skills/orders/{indicator}/{order_no}.json
    Return the complete path of the written file.
    """
    validate_order_no(order_no)
    base_dir = get_orders_base_dir(indicator)
    os.makedirs(base_dir, exist_ok=True)

    json_path = os.path.join(base_dir, f"{order_no}.json")
    with open(json_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        json.dump(order_data, f, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2)

    return json_path

Technical Analysis

The directory and order file are created using process-default permissions. The implementation does not explicitly require owner-only access, validate the ownership of an existing directory or file, reject symbolic links, or perform an atomic write.

The stored JSON includes the user's question and payment-related metadata. It is also later trusted by scripts/service.py for authorization decisions. On a system with a permissive umask, another local account may be able to read this content. If directory or file permissions permit modification, another process may also tamper with authorization-related fields.

Opening an existing path with mode "w" follows symbolic links. If an attacker can manipulate entries in the order directory, this can create a file-clobbering risk for files writable by the victim account.

Attack Path

  1. The skill creates the order directory and JSON file under process-default permissions.
  2. A local attacker checks whether the resulting permissions allow reading or modification.
  3. If readable, the attacker obtains the user's consultation question and payment metada ...[truncated 838 chars]
Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions

  • Create order directories with owner-only mode 0700.
  • Create order files with owner-only mode 0600, using os.open with explicit flags and permissions.
  • Use O_CREAT | O_EXCL | O_WRONLY for new files and reject unexpected existing paths.
  • Use O_NOFOLLOW where supported to prevent symbolic-link traversal.
  • Verify that directories and files are owned by the expected user and are not group- or world-writable.
  • Write to a securely created temporary file in the same directory, flush and synchronize it, then atomically replace the destination.
  • Apply equivalent access controls on Windows through an owner-restricted access control list.
  • Minimize stored data and avoid retaining the full user question when it is not required.
  • Do not treat mutable local files as authoritative proof of payment.

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Findings (25)

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The static finding indicates the broader codebase may include encryption helpers and payment-related cryptography rather than memory-management logic, reinforcing that the skill's declared purpose does not match its likely implementation. While cryptography itself is not malicious, undocumented crypto and billing behavior in a skill marketed for memory persistence materially increase trust and transparency risks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The static finding indicates the broader codebase may include encryption helpers and payment-related cryptography rather than memory-management logic, reinforcing that the skill's declared purpose does not match its likely implementation. While cryptography itself is not malicious, undocumented crypto and billing behavior in a skill marketed for memory persistence materially increase trust and transparency risks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The static finding indicates the broader codebase may include encryption helpers and payment-related cryptography rather than memory-management logic, reinforcing that the skill's declared purpose does not match its likely implementation. While cryptography itself is not malicious, undocumented crypto and billing behavior in a skill marketed for memory persistence materially increase trust and transparency risks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tp4

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The static finding indicates the broader codebase may include encryption helpers and payment-related cryptography rather than memory-management logic, reinforcing that the skill's declared purpose does not match its likely implementation. While cryptography itself is not malicious, undocumented crypto and billing behavior in a skill marketed for memory persistence materially increase trust and transparency risks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The script is presented as part of a cross-platform memory system, but its actual behavior is to create payment/order artifacts and handle payment-related metadata. This functionality mismatch is dangerous because users or agents may invoke it under the assumption it supports memory persistence, while it instead initiates a monetization/payment workflow that can collect sensitive input and prepare financial transactions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The manifest describes a persistent memory system for AI agents, focused on session continuity, task tracking, decision records, and project context. This file instead implements a standalone SM4 block-cipher encryption helper with no memory storage, retrieval, synchronization, or context-management behavior, which is a clear description-to-code mismatch rather than an obvious implementation detail.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The skill’s invocation and command interface is presented exclusively in Chinese, such as the required command phrase on this line, with no indication that users may choose another language or that the skill is intentionally limited to a Chinese-speaking locale. This can violate a language/locale policy when a skill constrains interaction language without explicit opt-in or documented justification.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Undeclared Tool Scope

Medium
Category
MCP Least Privilege
Confidence
70% confidence
Finding

Without declared permissions the skill's intent is opaque and cannot be validated.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

Line L031 states "请使用中文与用户交互。", which imposes a fixed language requirement on all interactions. This is a natural-language policy issue because it forces a specific locale/language without documenting user choice, opt-in, or a justified region-specific constraint.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The script writes diary content using fixed Chinese directory names and section headings such as "开发日志", "工作日记", and "用户授权保存点". This imposes a specific language/locale in natural-language content without user opt-in or documented justification, which matches the language/locale policy violation criteria.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The script writes to Chinese-named directories and emits Chinese markdown headings in the saved note content. This forces a specific language/locale in the skill's behavior without offering configuration or documenting a justified region-specific constraint.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

This markdown file contains user-facing instructions only in Chinese, which imposes a specific language on users without opt-in or explanation. Under the language/locale policy, this is a natural-language policy concern unless the locale constraint is explicitly justified or alternatives are offered.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The module docstring frames the file as belonging to the memory hub, yet it explicitly states it creates local orders and outputs order/payment fields. This deceptive framing increases the likelihood that reviewers, users, or calling agents will trust and execute code they would otherwise scrutinize, enabling hidden commercial or credential-handling behavior.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The script reads payment credentials from environment variables, builds an order payload, and stores payment artifacts even though these operations are unrelated to memory-management behavior. In an agent skill context, this is especially risky because it can exfiltrate or misuse secrets available in the runtime environment and quietly repurpose the agent to facilitate unauthorized billing flows.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The manifest describes a persistent memory system for AI agents handling session continuity, task tracking, decision records, and project context. This file instead implements reading and writing of 'orders' under a fixed ~/.openclaw/skills/orders directory using indicator and order numbers, which is semantically different from agent memory records and suggests a separate order-management mechanism not reflected in the manifest.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

The save_order function creates directories and writes JSON order data to a fixed location under the user's home directory, but there is no confirmation prompt, logging, print statement, or explicit warning comment/docstring aimed at disclosing this persistence behavior to the user. Because this is a file-write operation affecting user data on disk, it falls under missing user warnings for code files.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The docstring claims credential validity is checked, but the implementation only verifies that payCredential exists and that an optional timestamp is not too old; it never validates the credential's authenticity, signature, binding, or issuer. This means an attacker can likely place arbitrary local data into the order file and obtain 'AUTHORIZATION_RESULT=verified', bypassing payment or trust controls.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The script does not implement the advertised memory persistence or synchronization capability; it primarily performs payment-gating and returns an authorization message. In a skill advertised as a cross-platform memory hub for AI agents, this mismatch is dangerous because it can deceptively unlock downstream agent behavior based on a trivially forgeable local order file rather than a real entitlement or service backend.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The script emits error information in Chinese string literals at L48 and L53 regardless of user preference or environment. This is a natural-language policy concern because the file does not offer localization, opt-in language selection, or justification that the skill is intended only for Chinese-speaking users.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

The file exposes generic encryption functions that accept arbitrary keys and plaintext and return encrypted outputs in hex/base64. A general-purpose SM4 encryption primitive is not obviously required by a memory hub description that emphasizes continuity, task tracking, and project context, especially since the manifest does not mention encryption or secure data handling as part of scope.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The entire usage guide is written in Chinese and presents commands and instructions only in Chinese, with no indication that users may choose another language or locale. Under the policy rule, a language-specific constraint should either be optional or explicitly justified as region-specific.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The string printed on failure is only in Chinese ("订单创建失败") even though the rest of the script uses English and there is no user opt-in for a specific language. This can violate language/locale policy because the skill imposes a locale-specific message without offering a choice or documenting why Chinese is required.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The code contains user/developer-facing natural-language documentation in Chinese (for example the docstring at L25), with similar Chinese text also appearing in other docstrings and error messages. This imposes a specific language context without offering a language choice or documenting a justified locale restriction.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

This markdown template is entirely written in Chinese and does not indicate that language selection is optional or context-specific. Under the policy, forcing a specific language without user opt-in can be a natural-language policy violation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

This markdown template presents all user-facing content exclusively in Chinese, and there is no indication that the user can opt into another language or that the template is intentionally restricted to a Chinese-language context. Under the policy criteria, forcing a specific language without user choice can be a natural-language policy violation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.