biorxiv-skill

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Audited by Socket on Sep 20, 2026

1 alert found:

Security
SecurityMEDIUM
scripts/rest_request.py

The code is a legitimate generic HTTP fetching and response summarization utility, with no clear evidence of intentional malware or obfuscation. However, its unrestricted user-controlled URL, absolute-URL bypass, forwarded headers, and unrestricted raw output path create significant security risks in an exposed service. Restrict schemes and destinations, block private/link-local networks as appropriate, validate redirects, filter sensitive headers, and constrain raw_output_path to a safe directory.

Confidence: 98%Severity: 78%
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Analyzed At
Sep 20, 2026, 12:21 PM
Package URL
pkg:socket/skills-sh/openai%2Fplugins%2Fbiorxiv-skill%2F@e87ca0f75fc9e5dac959539725e01d71c85bc51b1d942a750032f275dd89280d
Security Audit — socket — biorxiv-skill