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Security audit

Article Review Platform

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a local article workflow guide, but it includes unguarded commands that can permanently change or delete article records.

Review this skill before installing. Use it only for the intended local article review platform, and require explicit user confirmation before any POST, PUT, publish-status update, publish-log write, or DELETE command. Treat the DELETE example as dangerous unless the platform provides backup, soft delete, or recovery.

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
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (12)

Missing User Warnings

High
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
97% confidence
Finding

The documentation presents article deletion as a simple one-line command with no warning, confirmation, authorization check, or rollback guidance. In an agent setting, this can normalize destructive behavior and make accidental or premature deletion of content records much more likely.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The trigger list includes generic terms such as 'review', '审稿', and '发布文章', which can match many ordinary conversations and cause the skill to activate outside its intended context. Over-broad activation increases the chance that the agent will expose internal API guidance or suggest state-changing actions during unrelated tasks.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% 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 31)May include surrounding context.

健康检查

bash
curl -s http://localhost:3100/api/health

获取文章列表

Description-Behavior Mismatch

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
92% confidence
Finding

The manifest describes the skill as a complete guide for listing, reading, creating, reviewing, status updates, publishing sync, and review workflow. It does not mention destructive record removal, yet the file documents a DELETE endpoint for removing articles. Deletion is materially broader than the stated review-and-publish lifecycle.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% 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 · references/role-publisher.md (reported line 9)May include surrounding context.

查询待发布文章

bash
# 拉取 approved 和 publishing 状态
curl -s "http://localhost:3100/api/articles?status=approved"
curl -s "http://localhost:3100/api/articles?status=publishing"

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
94% confidence
Finding

The instructions direct an agent to change article workflow state and append publish logs without any explicit confirmation, authorization check, or warning that these actions mutate system records and may trigger downstream publication behavior. In an agent setting, this increases the risk of unintended state changes, premature publication, or falsified operational history if the skill is invoked in the wrong context or by an over-trusting automation.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% 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 · references/role-reviewer.md (reported line 15)May include surrounding context.

阅读文章内容

bash
curl -s "http://localhost:3100/api/articles/{id}/content"
# 或读本地文件
cat "{project_path}/draft.md"

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
96% confidence
Finding

The guidance includes state-changing PUT requests that modify review metadata and article status, but it provides no warning, confirmation step, or change-control guidance before performing those actions. In an agent skill context, this can cause unintended workflow transitions or data integrity issues if an agent follows the instructions automatically or with insufficient user awareness.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
93% confidence
Finding

The skill includes ready-to-run POST and PUT calls that modify a local service's article records, but it does not clearly warn the user that following the instructions will create or change persistent data. In an agent context, operational markdown can be treated as executable guidance, so this increases the risk of unintended state changes to a local content-management workflow.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
60% 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 · references/role-writer.md (reported line 8)May include surrounding context.

创建文章

bash
curl -s -X POST "http://localhost:3100/api/articles" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "文章标题",

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
82% confidence
Finding

A language-only instruction set can violate organizational language/locale policy when it implicitly forces one language without offering alternatives or documenting that the skill is region-specific. This file provides all operational guidance solely in Chinese and does not state that the locale restriction is intentional or optional.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
84% confidence
Finding

All user-facing instructions in this skill are presented in Chinese, and the file does not offer an alternative language or indicate that Chinese is a required or user-selected locale. This may violate language-choice policy when no opt-in or justification is provided.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.