Security audit

x-search-oauth

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is a coherent X/Twitter search wrapper, but its CLI can expose a gateway token through command-line arguments and forward it to an arbitrary gateway URL.

Review before installing if you plan to use the CLI with custom gateway credentials. Prefer OpenClaw's normal OAuth setup, avoid putting tokens directly in shell commands, and do not combine --gateway-token with an untrusted --gateway-url. The core x_search use appears purpose-aligned, but the credential override path needs caution.

A.I.G

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: src/cli.js:92
Finding: Gateway Token Exposed Through Process Command-Line Arguments
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access

Findings (3)

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.

Vague Triggers

Medium

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 92% confidence
Finding: The invocation guidance is broad enough that the skill could be triggered for many loosely related requests about X/Twitter, trends, or monitoring, increasing the chance of over-invocation. In an agent environment, that can cause unintended access to external content and tool use when a narrower or more appropriate skill should have been selected, which expands attack surface and may expose the agent to untrusted content more often.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Low

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 77% confidence
Finding: This code file parses a sensitive credential via --gateway-token and later passes it to the OpenClaw subprocess, but there is no inline warning, confirmation, or comment near the handling of this secret. Although the help text documents the flag, it does not warn users that they are supplying a sensitive token on the command line, which can have visibility/privacy implications.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

Detected: suspicious.dangerous_exec

Shell command execution detected (child_process).

Critical

Code: suspicious.dangerous_exec
Location: src/cli.js:97