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.pycontains agenerate_scriptmethod that writes arbitrary content to a shell script and explicitly sets file permissions to0o755(executable) usingfile_path.chmod(0o755). This capability allows for the creation of executable binaries or scripts on the local filesystem. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The
scripts/generate_report.pyutility 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.pycontains a significant discrepancy between its documentation and its implementation. The file header and the README inscripts/claim the script usesrequestsandbeautifulsoup4for 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
WebFetchandWebSearchwhen 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.
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