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Security audit

Paper Searcher | 文献搜索器

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a transparent literature-search workflow with optional, user-confirmed Zotero import and no bundled executable code.

Install this if you want a structured literature-search and Zotero-import workflow. Before using Zotero features, configure credentials through environment variables or a secret store, confirm the target collection and exact items to import, and avoid authorizing PDF uploads unless the files are open access or you have rights to add them.

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
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • MCP Tool PoisoningHidden Instructions, Unicode Deception, Parameter Description Injection
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Findings (2)

Tp2

High
Category
MCP Tool Poisoning
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Mixing characters from multiple Unicode scripts in a single identifier is a common technique to create visually ambiguous tool names.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

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 148)May include surrounding context.

bash
curl -H "Zotero-API-Key: $ZOTERO_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.zotero.org/users/$ZOTERO_LIBRARY_ID/items?limit=1"

Output Template | 输出模板

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.