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NewsData.io

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This NewsData.io skill is mostly coherent, but its first-time setup tells the agent to execute a remote installer directly, which users should review before installing.

Review the oo CLI installation path before using this skill. Prefer installing the CLI from official documentation with verification where available, then use the skill for its read-only NewsData.io actions after you understand that it relies on an OOMOL account connection.

A.I.G

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

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (2)

External Script Fetching

High
Category
Supply Chain
Confidence
98% confidence
Finding

The skill instructs the agent to install software via curl ... | bash, which executes a remote script directly without verification. If the remote host, network path, or installer is compromised, this can lead to arbitrary code execution on the user's machine with the privileges of the running shell.

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 58)May include surrounding context.

Vague Triggers

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The description says to use the skill for "ANY NewsData.io request" and "Whenever a task involves NewsData.io," which is an extremely broad activation condition. It does not define boundaries, exclusions, or negative examples, so ordinary references to NewsData.io could unintentionally invoke the skill.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.