Claude Code, Skill
Awesome Academic Skills
Awesome Academic Skills, a skill listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 9142287eb7d2, unchanged since the check below.
SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL
Why this grade
- SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL Medium
Mentions a credential store path (~/.ssh, id_rsa, .npmrc, .aws/credentials, credentials.json, .netrc).
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 117
# enumerating `.aws/credentials` to defend it; a reverse-shell signature in a
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 421
# (`# os.system(...)`, `// eval(...)`, `* exec(...)` in a block
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 687
out = subprocess.run(
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 698
subprocess.run(["git", "clone", "--depth", "1", "--quiet", clone_url, dest],
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scripts/check_public.py, line 43
r = subprocess.run(
framework/CHANGELOG.md, line 93
(`os.popen` / `child_process.exec` / bare `Popen(shell=True)`), and
framework/VALIDATION.md, line 71
lines, `os.popen(...)`, `child_process.exec(...)`, bare `Popen(…, shell=True)`,
framework/scanner/rules/patterns.yml, line 47
message: Shell command execution - os.popen / child_process.exec / bare Popen(shell=True) (a shell-injection-prone exec sink).
framework/scanner/rules/patterns.yml, line 48
note: 'A command-execution sink distinct from the `subprocess.<name>(... shell=True)` form already caught by dangerous-eval-exec: this adds bare `Popen(... shell=True)` (imported v
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST
scripts/update_metadata.py, line 45
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
data/backlog.yml, line 555
for research ingestion. Source-acquisition is reading-pipeline-adjacent, but it''s general web fetch (not scholarly databases)
framework/VALIDATION.md, line 72
multiline decode-then-exec, and `requests.post("http…", data=open(...))`-style
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framework/scanner/rules/patterns.yml, line 90
note: 'Matches `requests.post(url, data=open(path))` / `httpx.post(..., files=open(...))` / `axios.post(url, fs.readFileSync(...))`-style patterns where a file handle or a `.read()
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_CREDENTIAL SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 73
".yaml", ".yml", ".json", ".toml", ".cfg", ".ini", ".env", ".rs", ".go",
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 77
"Dockerfile", "Makefile", ".env", "plugin.json",
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 117
# enumerating `.aws/credentials` to defend it; a reverse-shell signature in a
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framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 130
# listing `.netrc`/`reverse-shell`/`mimikatz` to REJECT them is
framework/scanner/security_scan.py, line 223
# local files (e.g. a `creds -> ~/.aws/credentials` symlink committed to a repo).
scripts/update_metadata.py, line 41
token = os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN")
scripts/update_metadata.py, line 118
if not os.environ.get("GITHUB_TOKEN"):
SECURITY.md, line 81
obfuscated blobs, credential and data-exfiltration paths (`.ssh`/`.aws`/`.env`
framework/CRITERIA.md, line 32
| 3 | `credential-path-read` | Critical | reads a secret path (`.ssh/id_*`, `.aws/credentials`, `/etc/shadow`, `.netrc`, `.git-credentials`, `.kube/config`) |
framework/SEVERITY.md, line 44
- credential / secret-path reads (`.ssh/id_*`, `.aws/credentials`, `/etc/shadow`, `.netrc`, `.git-credentials`)
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Note
a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
data/backlog.yml, line 1
_comment: 'Backlog - academic skills discovered and reviewed but not (yet) listed. A CONSTRUCTIVE tracking record, not a blacklist:
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 9142287eb7d2. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 9142287eb7d27bdd389d066161c4ecc14bde7673
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