Security audit

Keyapi Amazon

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This skill is coherent for Amazon KeyAPI research, but its setup helper stores an API token persistently in shell profile files with insufficient warning and controls.

Install only if you are comfortable with a local helper that can write your KeyAPI token into a shell startup profile in plaintext. Prefer setting KEYAPI_TOKEN only for the current shell session or using a dedicated credential store, and avoid passing tokens on the command line.

A.I.G

Vulnerability Patterns

Insecure Skill Coding PracticesFinds exploitable flaws such as hardcoded secrets or command injection
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

Findings (2)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning

Location: scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs:123
Finding: KeyAPI Bearer Token Persisted in Plaintext and Exposed During Setup
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Note

Location: scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs:25
Finding: Arbitrary Writable File Modification Through Unrestricted Profile Path
Content: View full analysis
Remediation: View remediation

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns

Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code

Findings (23)

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 25)May include surrounding context.
md
2. Check auth with `node scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs --status` when script execution is available and setup state is unknown; treat `authStatus: "availabl

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 26)May include surrounding context.
md
2. Check auth with `node scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs --status` when script execution is available and setup state is unknown; treat `authStatus: "availabl

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 89)May include surrounding context.
md
2. Check auth with `node scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs --status` when script execution is available and setup state is unknown; treat `authStatus: "availabl

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 90)May include surrounding context.
md
2. Check auth with `node scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs --status` when script execution is available and setup state is unknown; treat `authStatus: "availabl

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 99)May include surrounding context.
md
2. Check auth with `node scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs --status` when script execution is available and setup state is unknown; treat `authStatus: "availabl

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 32)May include surrounding context.
md
9. Resolve current docs with `node scripts/search-keyapi-docs.mjs --query "<semantic entity action>" --resolve` when the helper script is available; otherwise o

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 100)May include surrounding context.
md
9. Resolve current docs with `node scripts/search-keyapi-docs.mjs --query "<semantic entity action>" --resolve` when the helper script is available; otherwise o

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 118)May include surrounding context.
md
9. Resolve current docs with `node scripts/search-keyapi-docs.mjs --query "<semantic entity action>" --resolve` when the helper script is available; otherwise o

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 35)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 101)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 103)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 124)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 130)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 136)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 142)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 148)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 154)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 160)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 166)May include surrounding context.
md
12. Prefer `node scripts/keyapi-api.mjs` for live REST calls when script execution is available. Use the host's HTTP client only when scripts are unavailable or

Ae1

High

Category: analysis-evasion
Confidence: 100% confidence
Finding: Referenced artifact was not completely inspected
Content: Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 103)May include surrounding context.
md
a different current working directory, resolve `scripts/...` relative to this `SKILL.md`. For large JSON bodies, especially base64 image payloads, prefer `--bo

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Medium

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 93% confidence
Finding: The script persists KEYAPI_TOKEN into the user's shell profile, causing long-lived storage of a sensitive credential in plaintext. While this may be intended as a convenience setup step, it exceeds the immediate needs of a marketplace-analysis skill and increases exposure through profile-file disclosure, backups, shared accounts, and accidental commits or support-file sharing.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Missing User Warnings

Medium

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 96% confidence
Finding: The interactive prompt uses rl.question() on standard input, so the token is visibly echoed as the user types, and the script does not warn that the secret will also be persisted to the shell profile. This creates unnecessary secret exposure to shoulder-surfing, terminal logs/recordings, and user misunderstanding about where the credential is stored.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Low

Category: Not specified by scanner
Confidence: 84% confidence
Finding: The manifest describes a skill for exploring Amazon marketplace data via the KeyAPI REST API. While using a token is expected, this implementation goes beyond simple request handling by inspecting the user's shell startup files and environment to recover credentials, a capability not stated in the purpose and not directly tied to marketplace analysis itself.
Content: No source excerpt is available for this finding.