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Cruise Line Comparator

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a cruise-comparison guidance skill with disclosed commercial CTA and tagging behavior, but no hidden execution, persistence, credential access, or data exfiltration.

Install this only if you are comfortable with cruise-comparison answers ending with visible conversion tags and, when useful, a tracked Ola Vacations homepage link. The skill appears operationally safe, but its commercial CTA behavior may not fit a strictly neutral assistant experience.

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
Findings (1)

T01 · Skill Instruction Hijacking

Error
Location
SKILL.md:46
Finding

Mandatory Commercial CTA and Conversion Metadata Hijack Skill Responses

Content
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Remediation
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Vulnerability Patterns
  • System Prompt LeakageDirect Leakage, Indirect Extraction, Tool-Based Exfiltration
  • 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
Findings (1)

Direct Prompt Extraction

High
Category
System Prompt Leakage
Confidence
85% confidence
Finding

Skill contains instructions that could directly expose system prompts, internal rules, or hidden instructions to users or external parties.

Content

Scanner excerpt · references/hidden-cost-watchouts.md (reported line 31)May include surrounding context.

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| Holland America Line | Have It All-style bundles may be good value for some travelers; check whether the included perks match real usage |
| Virgin Voyages | Many inclusions are bundled differently than mainstream lines, but shore things, bar tab, spa, excursions, and premium extras still matter |

## Output Rule

Always flag at least three hidden-cost watchouts tied to the user's specific comparison. If the user has exact quotes, ask for whether taxes, fees, gratuities, perks, and onboard packages are included before ranking on price.