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Work Productivity Multi Search Workflow Helper

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a documentation-only workflow helper with overly broad trigger wording but no hidden code, credential access, persistence, or destructive behavior.

Installers should be aware that this skill may trigger too broadly because of generic keywords and implicit invocation. It is otherwise a low-risk documentation/workflow helper; consider narrowing triggers before publishing broadly so it activates only for explicit multi-search-engine workflow tasks.

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
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • 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 (12)

Vague Triggers

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The trigger list includes extremely generic terms such as "multi," "search," "engine," and "bug fix," which are common in many unrelated conversations. In an agentic environment, this can cause unintended skill activation and route user requests into a workflow the user did not intend, creating prompt-routing confusion and increasing the chance of irrelevant or unsafe automation being applied.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The trigger keyword list includes overly broad generic terms such as “multi”, “search”, and “engine”, which can cause the skill to activate for many unrelated user requests. This creates routing ambiguity and may unexpectedly invoke the skill in contexts it was not designed for, reducing reliability and potentially exposing users to inappropriate workflow guidance.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The trigger sentence begins with a broad everyday request pattern ('Help me ...'), which can cause the skill to activate for loosely related or unintended user prompts. In an agent environment, overly broad routing increases the chance of misfires, context hijacking, or the wrong skill handling sensitive tasks, reducing predictability and safety.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The trigger phrases and keywords are broad enough that the skill may activate on generic terms like "multi," "search," or "engine," causing unintended invocation outside the intended workflow. In an agent ecosystem, ambiguous activation can route unrelated user requests into this skill, leading to incorrect task handling, reduced reliability, and possible unsafe cross-context behavior if the skill is used where it does not belong.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The trigger phrases are broad and generic enough to match ordinary user requests involving productivity, search, integration, or bug fixing, which can cause the skill to activate outside its intended scope. In an agent environment, overbroad activation can route unrelated tasks through this skill, increasing the chance of unintended behavior, prompt interference, or policy bypass through accidental invocation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The description says to use the skill when a user asks for broad concepts like work-productivity, multi, search, or engine, which does not clearly define when activation is appropriate. Ambiguous activation conditions can lead to misrouting and over-selection of this skill, especially in systems that automatically choose skills based on descriptions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The example trigger sentences are effectively templates that match very broad language and do not define boundaries for legitimate invocation. This makes the examples poor discriminators for routing and can reinforce accidental activation whenever related generic wording appears in user prompts.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
90% confidence
Finding

The skill description defines activation conditions too broadly, including generic productivity/search-related requests and vague requests for any workflow, checklist, analysis, or implementation support around the requirement. Such unclear boundaries can over-match normal conversations, causing accidental activation and misrouting to this skill instead of a more appropriate one.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The default prompt uses a very broad, natural-language trigger phrase ('Use $work-productivity-multi-search-workflow-helper to help me ...') tied to common productivity and search-related requests, while the policy also enables implicit invocation. This combination increases the chance the skill is activated in situations the user did not explicitly intend, which can cause unintended tool use, prompt injection exposure through retrieved content, or over-broad delegation to the skill.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

Although the sentence includes requirement-related text, it still starts with a generic request form ('I need a practical workflow for ...'), making it ambiguous and prone to matching ordinary user language outside the intended scope. This can broaden skill selection beyond relevant cases, leading to unintended invocation and potentially unsafe or confusing task execution.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
80% confidence
Finding

The file explicitly declares only English and Chinese instruction and guide files, which may indicate a fixed language/locale offering rather than user language choice. Because no opt-in or broader language selection is described here, this can conflict with a policy against forcing a specific language without user choice.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
82% confidence
Finding

In a Chinese-language README, the documented trigger phrases are presented only in English (for example, "Help me" and "I need"). This can effectively force a specific language for invocation without stating that users may choose their preferred language or that English is required for a justified reason.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.