Alibaba Sourcing

Security checks across static analysis, malware telemetry, and agentic risk

Overview

The skill mostly builds Alibaba sourcing links, but it also tells the agent to submit RFQs and access account purchase-list/cart pages without clear confirmation or account-scope limits.

This appears usable for public Alibaba product and supplier searches, but be cautious with logged-in Alibaba sessions. Do not let it submit RFQs, send inquiries, or open purchase-list/cart pages unless you have reviewed the exact action and approved it. Also note that all generated Alibaba links include the disclosed traffic_type=ags_llm tracking parameter.

Static analysis

No static analysis findings were reported for this release.

VirusTotal

VirusTotal findings are pending for this skill version.

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Risk analysis

Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.

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ASI02: Tool Misuse and Exploitation
Medium
What this means

An agent following the workflow could send sourcing inquiries or RFQs to Alibaba suppliers under the user's context before the user has reviewed the exact message or business details.

Why it was flagged

Submitting an RFQ or inquiry is a third-party business communication. The artifact does not tell the agent to stop for explicit user confirmation, review the recipient/content, or limit what information is sent before submission.

Skill content
### Supplier Research ... 5. Send inquiry via RFQ
Recommendation

Require the agent to draft RFQs only, show the recipient and full content to the user, and get explicit confirmation before clicking any submit/send button.

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ASI03: Identity and Privilege Abuse
Medium
What this means

If used in an authenticated browser, the agent could view private sourcing, cart, or purchase-list information and potentially act within the user's Alibaba account.

Why it was flagged

A purchase-list/cart page is likely account-specific and may be accessible through a logged-in browser session. The skill does not declare or bound use of Alibaba account/session access.

Skill content
### Shopping Cart / Purchase List
https://carp.alibaba.com/purchaseList?traffic_type=ags_llm
Recommendation

Limit the skill to public Alibaba search/product/supplier pages by default, and require explicit user permission before opening account-specific pages or using a logged-in session.

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ASI04: Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities
Info
What this means

The skill's origin is less transparent than a package with a verified source link, so users have less provenance information.

Why it was flagged

The registry metadata does not provide a canonical source or homepage, although the included files are small and there is no automatic install mechanism.

Skill content
Source: unknown
Homepage: none
Recommendation

Review the included files before use and prefer a version with a verified source/homepage if provenance matters for your workflow.