detecting-sql-injection-via-waf-logs
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 20, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The instructions reference a script located at
scripts/agent.pywhich is not provided within the skill content. This introduces a dependency on external, unverified code. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill provides a command to execute the unverified
agent.pyscript using the system Python interpreter. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill specifically targets
/var/log/modsec_audit.log. This is a sensitive system path that contains audit logs which could include credentials, session tokens, or other PII if the WAF is not properly configured to mask them. - [INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill's primary function is to ingest and analyze untrusted data (WAF logs) which explicitly contain attacker-controlled payloads (SQLi strings).
- Ingestion points:
/var/log/modsec_audit.log, AWS WAF JSON logs, and Cloudflare firewall events. - Boundary markers: None identified in the provided instructions.
- Capability inventory: Subprocess execution via
python scripts/agent.pyand network operations via therequestslibrary. - Sanitization: Not mentioned or implemented in the provided markdown.
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