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Keyapi Tiktok

Security checks for vulnerabilities and agentic risk

Overview

This appears to be a legitimate TikTok KeyAPI integration, but its setup stores an API token persistently in plaintext shell profiles.

Review before installing. Use this only if you are comfortable sending TikTok queries, uploaded images or request bodies, and retrieved results to KeyAPI. Avoid the documented --token form, consider setting KEYAPI_TOKEN only for the current shell or using a secure credential store, and rotate the token if it was saved in a shared or backed-up shell profile. Be careful with follower/following, audience-region, comments, and download workflows because they can expose sensitive social graph or content data.

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 (1)

T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices

Warning
Location
scripts/configure-keyapi-auth.mjs:128
Finding

Bearer Token Exposed Through Visible Input, Command-Line Arguments, and Plaintext Shell-Profile Storage

Content
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Remediation
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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 (32)

Ae1

High
Category
analysis-evasion
Confidence
100% confidence
Finding

Referenced artifact was not completely inspected

Content

Scanner excerpt · SKILL.md (reported line 21)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 22)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 88)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 98)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 99)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 117)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 100)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 102)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 123)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 129)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 135)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 141)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 147)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 153)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 159)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 165)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 102)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

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
86% confidence
Finding

L168 states that API calls are live by default, may return payload previews to stdout, and can write full results to an output file, but it does not explicitly warn that these actions may expose retrieved data in terminal logs or saved files. Because this is a markdown skill description and it documents behaviors that can affect user data handling and system state, a more explicit warning is warranted.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 · references/setup-and-auth.md (reported line 136)May include surrounding context.

powershell
$headers = @{ Authorization = "Bearer $env:KEYAPI_TOKEN" }
$uri = "https://api.keyapi.ai/v1/tiktok/..."
Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $uri -Headers $headers

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Confidence
50% 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 · references/setup-and-auth.md (reported line 148)May include surrounding context.

powershell
$headers = @{ Authorization = "Bearer $env:KEYAPI_TOKEN" }
$uri = "https://api.keyapi.ai/v1/tiktok/..."
Invoke-RestMethod -Method Get -Uri $uri -Headers $headers

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
88% confidence
Finding

The module explicitly supports retrieval of follower/following lists and audience region data, which can expose privacy-sensitive relationship and demographic information without any user-facing safeguards, consent checks, or warning language. In an influencer analytics context this may be intended business functionality, but the absence of minimization and disclosure controls increases the risk of profiling, stalking, or misuse of account-graph data.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Context-Inappropriate Capability

Medium
Category
Not specified by scanner
Confidence
95% confidence
Finding

The script persistently stores the API token in plaintext inside shell profile files, making the secret accessible to local users, backups, dotfile sync services, shell-history workflows, and accidental sharing of profile contents. This is dangerous because compromise of the token enables unauthorized API use and potentially account abuse until the token is rotated.

Content

No source excerpt is available for this finding.

Static analysis

Detected: suspicious.env_credential_access, suspicious.secret_argv_exposure

Environment variable access combined with network send.

Critical
Code
suspicious.env_credential_access
Location
scripts/keyapi-api.mjs:127

Instructions pass high-value credentials through process argv.

Critical
Code
suspicious.secret_argv_exposure
Location
references/setup-and-auth.md:56