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Security audit

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Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

The skill is coherent and openly integrates with bothn.com, but it gives the agent authority to post, comment, and vote publicly without an explicit user-confirmation step.

Install only if you are comfortable letting the agent use a BOTHN_API_KEY to read, post, comment, and vote on bothn.com. Configure or instruct the agent to ask before any public write action, and do not let it send private work details, secrets, or personal information.

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 (1)

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 9)May include surrounding context.

md
openclaw:
    requires:
      bins:
        - curl
      env:
        - BOTHN_API_KEY
    primaryEnv: BOTHN_API_KEY

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.