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Superior Trade (Deprecated)

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is not artifact-backed malware, but it needs Review because a deprecated package still provides active real-money trading and deployment authority.

Install only if you intentionally want this older Superior Trade skill to manage backtests and live trading deployments. Prefer the replacement package named in the description, confirm the API key scope directly with Superior Trade, backtest first, and treat live start, stop, and delete operations as actions that can affect real funds and open positions.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
  • Tool MisuseTool Parameter Abuse, Chaining Abuse, Unsafe Defaults
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
Findings (13)

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
99% confidence
Finding

The manifest presents the skill as deprecated and primarily redirects users elsewhere, while the body still exposes full operational guidance for backtesting, deployments, and live trading. This mismatch can cause users, reviewers, or policy gates to underestimate the skill's real capabilities, increasing the chance that high-risk trading actions are enabled without appropriate scrutiny.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Description-Behavior Mismatch

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The deprecated description conflicts directly with an auth scope that still grants read-write access to backtests and deployments and can start live trading with real funds. That discrepancy is dangerous because it masks a financially sensitive permission model behind a seemingly harmless deprecation notice.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Tool Parameter Abuse

High
Category
Tool Misuse
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 239)May include surrounding context.

md
5. `GET /v2/backtesting/{id}` — fetch full results; download `result_url` for detailed JSON
6. Present summary: total trades, win rate, profit, drawdown, Sharpe ratio
7. If failed, check `GET /v2/backtesting/{id}/logs`
8. To cancel: `DELETE /v2/backtesting/{id}`

#### Result Interpretation

Tool Parameter Abuse

High
Category
Tool Misuse
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Tool parameters are crafted to achieve unintended or unsafe behavior. Parameter abuse can bypass intended safety checks (e.g. shell=True, --force, dangerous glob patterns).

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 642)May include surrounding context.

md
5. `GET /v2/backtesting/{id}` — fetch full results; download `result_url` for detailed JSON
6. Present summary: total trades, win rate, profit, drawdown, Sharpe ratio
7. If failed, check `GET /v2/backtesting/{id}/logs`
8. To cancel: `DELETE /v2/backtesting/{id}`

#### Result Interpretation

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 22)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 139)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 197)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 217)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 218)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 269)May include surrounding context.

md
externalEndpoints:
  - url: https://api.superior.trade
    purpose: "All backtesting and deployment operations"
  - url: https://api.hyperliquid.xyz/info
    purpose: "Read-only public queries. Balance checks send the user's public wallet address (not a secret — visible on-chain). Pair validation sends no user data. No authentication or secrets are sent to this endpoint."
---

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 40)May include surrounding context.

md
> **IMPORTANT:** The correct URL is **https://account.superior.trade** — NOT `app.superior.trade`. Never send users to `app.superior.trade`.

Use `SUPERIOR_TRADE_API_KEY` from the environment or credential manager — never ask users to paste it into chat.

When a user needs to get their API key:

Autonomous Decision Making

Medium
Category
Excessive Agency
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

Skill enables autonomous high-impact decisions without human-in-the-loop verification. Critical operations (destructive commands, financial transactions, data deletion) should require explicit user confirmation.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 67)May include surrounding context.

md
> **IMPORTANT:** The correct URL is **https://account.superior.trade** — NOT `app.superior.trade`. Never send users to `app.superior.trade`.

Use `SUPERIOR_TRADE_API_KEY` from the environment or credential manager — never ask users to paste it into chat.

When a user needs to get their API key:

Behavior Manipulation

Medium
Category
Prompt Injection
Confidence
75% confidence
Finding

Subtle instructions detected that may alter agent decision-making or introduce hidden biases.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 125)May include surrounding context.

md
- The credentials endpoint returns `wallet_type: "agent_wallet"` for auto-resolved wallets
- Always check the **main wallet's** balance, not the agent wallet's
- The API has no transfer/fund-routing endpoint — you cannot move funds via the API
- **NEVER tell users to deposit to the agent wallet address**

### Funding and Balance Checks

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.