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Security audit

fx-converter

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward currency-conversion skill that contacts a disclosed exchange-rate API and does not show hidden persistence, credential access, or destructive behavior.

Install this if you are comfortable with a small shell-based tool that uses curl and python3 and contacts Frankfurter/ECB over the network for exchange rates. Users who need English documentation, offline conversion, or strict no-network operation should avoid or adapt it.

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
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Trigger AbuseOverly Broad Trigger, Shadow Command Trigger, Keyword Baiting Trigger
  • MCP Least PrivilegeUnderdeclared Capability, Wildcard Permission, Missing Permission Declaration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Findings (5)

Undeclared Tool Scope

Medium
Category
MCP Least Privilege
Confidence
84% confidence
Finding

The skill appears intended to invoke shell-capable functionality (curl, python3, and a referenced fx-converter.sh) but does not declare any explicit tool scope such as allowed tools or permissions. This creates an authorization and review gap: the runtime may grant broader shell/environment access than readers expect, making misuse or later code changes harder to constrain and audit.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The skill's name and operational documentation are presented entirely in Chinese, with no indication that language is selectable or that the skill is intended only for a Chinese-speaking locale. This can violate language/locale policy when a skill effectively forces one language without user opt-in or documented regional justification.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

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 · scripts/fx-converter.sh (reported line 10)May include surrounding context.

sh
#   fx-converter --list           # 列出支持的货币
set -euo pipefail

API="https://api.frankfurter.app/latest"

# 货币代码 -> 中文名
declare -A CURRENCIES=(

Vague Triggers

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
84% confidence
Finding

This markdown file describes what the skill does and shows command examples, but it does not specify when the skill should activate, what user phrases should invoke it, or any exclusion conditions. In agent environments that infer activation from descriptions, the broad natural-language description of currency conversion could cause unintended invocation for general finance questions.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Low
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
89% confidence
Finding

The script sends user-provided currency parameters to api.frankfurter.app via curl, which transmits request metadata and query contents over the network. While network access is central to the tool's purpose, the file does not include an explicit user-facing warning or disclosure beyond naming the data source in comments, and this operation is not surfaced at runtime.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.