SMTP Penetration Testing
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 14, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill instructs the agent to execute a wide variety of network-facing commands such as
nmap,netcat,hydra,smtp-user-enum, andmsfconsole. These tools are used for scanning, enumeration, and authentication attacks against remote SMTP servers. - [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The 'Prerequisites' section explicitly instructs the use of
sudo apt-get installto set up the environment. Executing commands withsudoallows the agent to acquire administrative permissions, which is a significant security risk if the execution environment is not strictly isolated. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill defines a workflow that ingests untrusted data in the form of 'Target SMTP server IP/hostname' and 'Wordlists' provided by the user. These inputs are directly interpolated into shell commands, creating an attack surface.
- Ingestion points: Target hostnames, IP addresses, and wordlist file paths supplied via user queries or command arguments.
- Boundary markers: None present in the provided instructions or workflow templates.
- Capability inventory: Extensive use of shell-based network tools including
nmap,hydra,msfconsole,medusa,openssl, and various DNS lookup utilities. - Sanitization: No explicit sanitization, validation, or escaping of user-provided targets or file paths is described.
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