wp-plugin-cve-hunt

Fail

Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 2, 2026

Risk Level: HIGHCOMMAND_EXECUTIONEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONPROMPT_INJECTIONDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
  • [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill uses curl and shell pipes to interact with target systems and security APIs, which is expected for its designated purpose in vulnerability discovery.
  • [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: Automated scanners flagged instances of curl commands piped to python3. These patterns are used to parse JSON data using inline Python scripts (python3 -c) or standard utilities (python3 -m json.tool). Since the code resides within the skill rather than being fetched from the remote server, it does not represent a malicious remote code execution vector.
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill fetches data from public security databases including the NVD (National Vulnerability Database), WPScan, and Patchstack. These are recognized services for security information.
  • [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill communicates with external APIs to retrieve CVE data. This behavior is documented and functional, used to support the primary goal of vulnerability assessment.
  • [PROMPT_INJECTION]: The skill processes data from untrusted WordPress sites (e.g., readme files and REST API responses). This presents a surface for indirect prompt injection, where a compromised or malicious target could return data meant to subvert the agent's logic.
  • Ingestion points: Target WordPress URLs, plugin readme files, and JSON API namespaces found in Phase 1 and Phase 6.
  • Boundary markers: No explicit delimiters or instructions are provided to the agent to treat external site content as potentially untrusted instructions.
  • Capability inventory: The skill environment provides curl and shell execution capabilities, which could be misused if an injection succeeds.
  • Sanitization: Content is filtered using standard Unix text processing tools (grep, regex), which provides basic extraction but lacks comprehensive sanitization against adversarial data.
Recommendations
  • HIGH: Downloads and executes remote code from: https://$TARGET/wp-json/elementskit/v1/, https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2023-6853, https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?keywordSearch=$PLUGIN&keywordExactMatch - DO NOT USE without thorough review
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
HIGH
Analyzed
Aug 2, 2026, 10:44 AM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — wp-plugin-cve-hunt