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Boring Threads Publisher

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is a clearly disclosed Threads publishing helper that uses a third-party MCP connector and credential-bearing link to post content the user asks it to publish.

Before installing, understand that the MCP link is effectively a password for the Boring connector and that the skill can publish or schedule public Threads content and upload selected media through Boring. Use it only with a Boring account you trust, keep the connector URL private, and review account, media, and final post text before publishing.

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
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.