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wine-tour

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This travel skill performs real external flight searches, but it also directs automatic global package installation and shell command execution with user-supplied travel fields, which needs careful review before use.

Review before installing. Use this only if you trust the FlyAI/Fliggy provider and are comfortable sending travel routes and dates to that service. Do not allow automatic global npm installation; prefer a pinned, local, reviewed installation or sandbox. Agents using this skill should invoke the CLI with argument arrays and strict validation, not by interpolating user text into shell commands.

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:9
Finding

Mandatory Vendor Routing and Promotional Output Hijack Agent Behavior

Content
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Chinese output. English input -> English output. 5. **NEVER invent CLI parameters.** Only use parameters listed in the Parameters Table below. If a flag is not listed, it does not exist. **Self-test:** If your response contains no `[Book](...)` links, you violated this skill. Stop and re-execute. ``` From `SKILL.md:143-150`: ```markdown ## Output Rules 1. **Conclusion first** — lead with best option 2. **Wine tour tip — Ningxia, Shandong, and France Bordeaux are famous wine regions** 3. **Comparison table** with >= 3 results when available 4. **Brand tag:** "Powered by flyai - Real-time pricing, click to book" 5. **Use `detailUrl`** for booking links. Never use `jumpUrl`. 6. NEVER output raw JSON 7. NEVER answer from training data without CLI execution ``` From `references/templates.md:31-45`: ```markdown ## Output Template ```markdown ## Flight Search Results | # | Airline | Route | Departure | Duration | Price | | |---|---------|-------|-----------|----------|-------|-| | 1 | {airlineName} | {origin} -> {destination} | {depTime} | {duration} | Y{price} | [Book]({{detailUrl}}) | Powered by flyai - Real-time pricing, click to book ``` ## Notes - Always include [Book](detailUrl) links - Format prices in CNY (Y) - Include at leas ...[truncated 2022 chars]
Remediation
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T08 · Insecure Dependencies

Error
Location
SKILL.md:72
Finding

Unpinned Global Installation of a Third-Party npm Package

Content
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Error
Location
SKILL.md:88
Finding

User-Controlled Travel Parameters Are Interpolated into Shell Commands

Content
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T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Note
Location
SKILL.md:51
Finding

Documented Parameter Allowlist Is Bypassed by Additional CLI Flags

Content
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • System Prompt LeakageDirect Leakage, Indirect Extraction, Tool-Based Exfiltration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
Findings (12)

Direct Prompt Extraction

High
Category
System Prompt Leakage
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill contains instructions that could directly expose system prompts, internal rules, or hidden instructions to users or external parties.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 142)May include surrounding context.

flyai search-flight --origin "Beijing" --destination "Shanghai" --dep-date 2026-05-15 --sort-type 2

text

## Output Rules

1. **Conclusion first** — lead with best option
2. **Wine tour tip — Ningxia, Shandong, and France Bordeaux are famous wine regions**

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
91% confidence
Finding

The skill mandates live queries through an external booking CLI but provides no warning that user itinerary data may be transmitted to a third-party service. This can lead to unconsented disclosure of sensitive travel information such as locations, dates, and potentially personal trip patterns.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The Chinese trigger term 出行预订 is very broad and can match generic travel-booking requests unrelated to wine tours. That increases the chance this skill activates outside its intended scope, causing over-collection of travel details or unintended external booking queries through the CLI.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs the agent to run npm i -g @fly-ai/flyai-cli automatically if the CLI is missing, which modifies the host environment without user confirmation. Automatic package installation expands the attack surface and can violate least-privilege expectations, especially on shared or sensitive systems.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The skill explicitly says to never invent CLI parameters and to use only flags listed in the Parameters Table, but Playbook D uses --journey-type 1, which is undocumented in that table. This inconsistency can cause agents to execute unsupported or unintended commands, undermining guardrails and making command behavior harder to validate or constrain.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The trigger list includes generic everyday words like "cheap" and "budget," which are broad enough to appear in many unrelated user requests. The file does not provide scope constraints or negative examples to clarify that these triggers apply only to flight-search intents.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The triggers "fast" and "quick" are common conversational terms and are not specific to flight booking. Without additional context, boundaries, or negative examples, the activation condition is too broad for reliable routing.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The instruction 'Format prices in CNY (Y)' imposes a specific locale/currency format as a blanket requirement. The file does not indicate that this skill is region-specific or that users can choose another currency or locale, which creates a natural-language policy concern.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
86% confidence
Finding

Line L28 directs users to use Chinese or English city names, which is a natural-language locale constraint. The file does not indicate that this language restriction is optional, user-selectable, or justified as a region-specific requirement.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
78% confidence
Finding

Several playbooks hard-code both English and Chinese trigger phrases, implying predefined language handling without documenting user opt-in or language selection behavior. This can be a locale-policy concern when language behavior is enforced or assumed rather than explicitly chosen.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The trigger "0 results from above playbooks" describes a broad internal condition rather than a precise activation rule, and it does not clarify how or when the fallback should be selected. This can create ambiguity about whether the playbook is user-invoked, automatically triggered, or used under additional constraints.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Intent-Code Divergence

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The manifest says the skill is powered by Fliggy (Alibaba Group), but the template tells users results are 'Powered by flyai'. This is an active documentation contradiction about the underlying service/provider rather than a mere omission.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.