Security audit

apa-7-referencing

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill only provides APA 7 citation-formatting guidance and a bundled quick reference, with no code execution, credential access, persistence, or hidden behavior.

Use this for generic English APA 7 formatting. Confirm source details yourself, especially DOIs, page numbers, dates, and any institution-specific rules, because the skill is a formatting guide rather than an authoritative verifier.

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

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

Findings (1)

Natural-Language Policy Violations

Low

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 93% confidence
Finding: The manifest description and opening instructions specify that the skill builds APA 7 references using English conventions. This is a natural-language locale policy constraint presented as a default behavior, with no indication that the user can opt into another language or locale within this skill.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.