Security audit

City of Ottawa Open Data

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a mostly coherent Ottawa open-data helper, but its fetch command can follow dataset-controlled service URLs outside the stated Ottawa/ArcGIS scope.

Review before installing. The skill is not malicious, but run it only in an environment where outbound requests to unintended internal services are not sensitive, and treat any CSV exports as untrusted public data before opening them in spreadsheet software.

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 (2)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning

Location: scripts/ottawa_data.py:120
Finding: Metadata-Controlled URLs Permit Server-Side Request Forgery
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Note

Location: scripts/ottawa_data.py:143
Finding: Untrusted Dataset Values Are Exported as Executable Spreadsheet Formulas
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.