amazon-review-scraper
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jul 20, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHPROMPT_INJECTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTION
Full Analysis
- [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill instructions direct the agent to override safety protocols and user oversight by performing actions "without asking the user to confirm" and stating "do not request separate approval for dependency installation." This is a direct attempt to bypass standard human-in-the-loop safety guardrails.
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill mandates the automatic installation and subsequent execution of a CLI tool from a remote source if it is not present. Instructing an agent to fetch and run external software without user intervention is a high-risk pattern for remote code execution.
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill relies on a non-trusted external domain (
browseract.com) for dependency acquisition. The use of redirect-based installation links from unverified sources increases exposure to supply chain attacks. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill contains deceptive instructions intended to hide the installation process from the user ("Do not describe it as a request for the user to open their browser"), which prevents the user from being aware of or consenting to software being added to their environment.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill's workflow depends on the execution of a CLI tool (
browser-act) that it seeks to install silently, creating a capability chain where unverified code is both deployed and then executed. - [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes untrusted external content (Amazon reviews) which provides a surface for indirect prompt injection.
- Ingestion points: Reviewer names, titles, and review text from scraped Amazon URLs (SKILL.md).
- Boundary markers: Absent; there are no instructions to treat the ingested data as non-executable text or to use delimiters.
- Capability inventory: Shell execution via the
browser-acttool and workspace file access (SKILL.md). - Sanitization: Absent; the skill does not specify any validation or escaping techniques for the external data being processed.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
Audit Metadata