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Google Maps API - Local Search, Place Detail, Reviews, Rank Tracking

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a straightforward Google Maps data lookup guide that sends user-directed place queries to Scavio’s documented API.

Install only if you are comfortable using Scavio as the API provider and sending map searches, business names, locations, place identifiers, and review requests to that service. Keep SCAVIO_API_KEY in an environment variable or secret store, and watch credit usage for pagination and geo-grid requests.

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 (8)

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 57)May include surrounding context.

md
| Endpoint | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/search` | 1 | Search places, returns a paginated list |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/place` | 1 | Full details for one place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/reviews` | 1 | Paginated reviews for a place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/geo-grid` | N² | Local-pack rank of one business across an N×N grid of points |

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 58)May include surrounding context.

md
| Endpoint | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/search` | 1 | Search places, returns a paginated list |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/place` | 1 | Full details for one place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/reviews` | 1 | Paginated reviews for a place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/geo-grid` | N² | Local-pack rank of one business across an N×N grid of points |

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 59)May include surrounding context.

md
| Endpoint | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/search` | 1 | Search places, returns a paginated list |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/place` | 1 | Full details for one place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/reviews` | 1 | Paginated reviews for a place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/geo-grid` | N² | Local-pack rank of one business across an N×N grid of points |

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 60)May include surrounding context.

md
| Endpoint | Credits | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/search` | 1 | Search places, returns a paginated list |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/place` | 1 | Full details for one place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/reviews` | 1 | Paginated reviews for a place |
| `POST https://api.scavio.dev/api/v2/google/maps/geo-grid` | N² | Local-pack rank of one business across an N×N grid of points |

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 135)May include surrounding context.

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

# 1. Search places, focused on Austin
search = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v2/google/maps/search", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"query": "coffee shops", "ll": "@30.2672,-97.7431,12z"}).json()

place = search["local_results"][0]

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 142)May include surrounding context.

md
print(place["title"], place.get("rating"), place.get("address"))

# 2. Full details for that place
detail = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v2/google/maps/place", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"place_id": place["place_id"]}).json()
print(detail["place_results"].get("phone"), detail["place_results"].get("hours"))

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 147)May include surrounding context.

md
print(detail["place_results"].get("phone"), detail["place_results"].get("hours"))

# 3. Newest reviews
reviews = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v2/google/maps/reviews", headers=HEADERS,
    json={"data_id": place["data_id"], "sort_by": "newest", "num": 10}).json()
for r in reviews["reviews"]:
    print(r.get("rating"), r.get("snippet"))

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 153)May include surrounding context.

md
print(r.get("rating"), r.get("snippet"))

# 4. Geo-grid: where does a business rank across a 3x3 grid? (9 credits)
grid = requests.post(f"{BASE}/api/v2/google/maps/geo-grid", headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "query": "coffee shop",
        "target_name": "Starbucks",

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:36