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AliExpress Product Data API - Search, Category, Reviews, Seller

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a disclosed AliExpress data API helper that sends user-chosen product queries to Scavio using a user-provided API key, with no hidden execution or persistence found.

Install only if you are comfortable sending AliExpress searches and product or seller identifiers to Scavio and using Scavio API credits. Keep SCAVIO_API_KEY out of source control and treat returned buyer review text as user-generated content to summarize rather than profile individuals.

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
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • 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
Findings (6)

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
70% 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 137)May include surrounding context.

md
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

# 1. Search, best sellers first, shipped to the UK, priced in GBP
found = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/aliexpress/search", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"query": "usb c hub", "sort_by": "orders", "max_price": 40,
          "free_shipping": True, "ship_to": "GB", "currency": "GBP"}).json()

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
70% 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 145)May include surrounding context.

md
product_id = row["product_id"]

# 2. One product in full - price, every SKU variant group, the seller
product = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/aliexpress/product", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"product_id": product_id, "ship_to": "GB", "currency": "GBP"}).json()
store_id = product["data"]["seller"]["store_id"]

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
70% 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 150)May include surrounding context.

md
store_id = product["data"]["seller"]["store_id"]

# 3. Reviews with photos only
reviews = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/aliexpress/reviews", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"product_id": product_id, "filter": "image", "page_size": 50}).json()

# 4. The seller's catalogue

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
70% 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 154)May include surrounding context.

json={"product_id": product_id, "filter": "image", "page_size": 50}).json()

4. The seller's catalogue

catalogue = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v1/aliexpress/seller-products", headers=HEADERS, json={"store_id": store_id, "page": 1}).json()

text

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 161)May include surrounding context.

curl:

bash
curl -s https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/aliexpress/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCAVIO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"mechanical keyboard","sort_by":"orders","ship_to":"US","currency":"USD"}'

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 161)May include surrounding context.

curl:

bash
curl -s https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/aliexpress/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SCAVIO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"mechanical keyboard","sort_by":"orders","ship_to":"US","currency":"USD"}'

Static analysis

Detected: suspicious.exposed_secret_literal

File appears to expose a hardcoded API secret or token.

Critical
Code
suspicious.exposed_secret_literal
Location
SKILL.md:37