Alibabacloud Oss Manage Metaquery

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This looks like a purpose-aligned Alibaba Cloud OSS semantic-search skill, but it needs scoped Aliyun credentials and can index or modify selected OSS buckets.

Install only if you intend to use Alibaba Cloud OSS MetaQuery. Use least-privilege RAM or temporary STS credentials scoped to the target bucket, avoid sharing AK/SK in chat or shell history, verify CLI installer sources, confirm possible costs before indexing large buckets, and review every upload/delete/index-enable action before approving it.

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Risk analysis

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

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ASI04: Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Low
What this means

Installing or updating CLI tools/plugins can change the local environment and introduce supply-chain risk if the source is not trusted.

Why it was flagged

The skill directs users/agents to run a remote installer and enable/update Aliyun CLI plugins. This is expected for an Alibaba Cloud CLI-based skill, but it modifies the local toolchain and depends on trusting the remote source.

Skill content
run `curl -fsSL https://aliyuncli.alicdn.com/setup.sh | bash` ... `[MUST] run `aliyun configure set --auto-plugin-install true` ... `[MUST] run `aliyun plugin update`
Recommendation

Use official Alibaba Cloud installation documentation, verify download sources where possible, and run setup commands only in an environment where you are comfortable modifying the CLI toolchain.

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ASI03: Identity and Privilege Abuse
Medium
What this means

With these credentials, the agent can act on the selected OSS bucket, potentially reading content, writing files, enabling indexes, and incurring cloud costs.

Why it was flagged

The documented permissions allow reading objects, uploading objects, enabling/querying MetaQuery, and closing the data index for OSS buckets. These privileges are expected for the stated function but are high-impact cloud permissions.

Skill content
`oss:GetObject`, `oss:PutObject`, `oss:OpenMetaQuery`, `oss:DoMetaQuery`, `oss:GetMetaQueryStatus`, `oss:CloseMetaQuery`
Recommendation

Use a dedicated RAM user or STS token scoped to the exact bucket and region needed; avoid root credentials or broad account-wide permissions.

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ASI06: Memory and Context Poisoning
Medium
What this means

Private images, videos, audio, or documents in the bucket may be analyzed and represented in a persistent search index.

Why it was flagged

The skill's core feature causes OSS to analyze bucket contents and build persistent AI/vector metadata that can be reused for semantic search.

Skill content
Service Role Permission Scope: - Read file content in the Bucket for AI analysis - Build and manage vector indexes - Process incremental file updates
Recommendation

Enable MetaQuery only on intended buckets, use filters or separate buckets for sensitive data, review retention/cleanup needs, and close the index when it is no longer needed.

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ASI02: Tool Misuse and Exploitation
Medium
What this means

If the user approves the wrong bucket or object deletion, OSS data could be permanently removed.

Why it was flagged

The skill documents irreversible OSS deletion commands. It also requires explicit confirmation, so this is disclosed and controlled, but it remains a high-impact tool capability.

Skill content
Before executing any of the following dangerous operations, **you MUST confirm with the user first** ... **Delete Bucket** ... Deletes the entire Bucket, irreversible ... **Delete Object**
Recommendation

Carefully verify bucket names, object keys, and backups before approving any delete or cleanup command.