analyzing-security-headers

Warn

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Sep 9, 2026

Risk Level: MEDIUMPRIVILEGE_ESCALATIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONMETADATA_POISONINGINDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
Full Analysis
  • [PRIVILEGE_ESCALATION]: The file scripts/generate_report.py contains a generate_script method that writes arbitrary content to a shell script and explicitly sets file permissions to 0o755 (executable) using file_path.chmod(0o755). This capability allows for the creation of executable binaries or scripts on the local filesystem.
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The scripts/generate_report.py utility can generate bash scripts using content provided via command-line arguments. This functionality, combined with the automatic application of execution permissions, provides a mechanism for arbitrary command execution if the input is manipulated.
  • [METADATA_POISONING]: The script scripts/analyze_headers.py contains a significant discrepancy between its documentation and its implementation. The file header and the README in scripts/ claim the script uses requests and beautifulsoup4 for security header analysis, but the provided source code only performs basic statistics on local files and directories.
  • [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill is designed to ingest and process data from external web domains provided by the user.
  • Ingestion points: External data enters the agent context via WebFetch and WebSearch when auditing website headers.
  • Boundary markers: The instructions lack explicit delimiters or warnings to treat fetched header content as untrusted data.
  • Capability inventory: The skill includes file-writing and execution permission capabilities through scripts/generate_report.py.
  • Sanitization: There is no evidence of sanitization or validation of the external content before it is used to generate reports or remediation configuration snippets.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
MEDIUM
Analyzed
Sep 9, 2026, 03:43 AM