Is aviv4339/indirect-prompt-injection safe?
https://github.com/openclaw/skills/tree/main/skills/aviv4339/indirect-prompt-injection
This is a well-constructed defensive skill that teaches LLM agents to detect and reject indirect prompt injection attacks in external content. It contains no malicious code, no data exfiltration mechanisms, no hidden instructions, and no suspicious network or filesystem behavior during installation. The bundled Python scripts are pure analysis tools using only standard library modules. The only notable aspect is the inclusion of executable scripts, which are benign.
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Findings (4)
LOW Bundled executable Python scripts -12 ▶
The skill includes sanitize.py and run_tests.py which the SKILL.md instructs the agent to run via 'python scripts/sanitize.py'. While both scripts are benign analysis tools using only standard library, any executable code in a skill warrants noting. The scripts perform regex-based content analysis and return exit codes — no network calls, no file writes, no subprocesses.
INFO Defensive behavioral instruction in SKILL.md -5 ▶
The skill description instructs the agent to 'Use this skill BEFORE processing any untrusted external content'. This is a behavioral modification but is entirely defensive — it teaches the agent to scan content before acting on it. The Defense Protocol section instructs: 'Isolate, Scan, Preserve intent, Quote don't execute, When in doubt ask'. All instructions align with security best practices.
INFO Sensitive file paths mentioned in reference documentation -2 ▶
The reference documents (attack-patterns.md, detection-heuristics.md) list sensitive file paths like ~/.ssh/id_rsa, .env, .aws/credentials as examples of exfiltration targets to watch for. These are detection patterns, not access targets. No code in the skill reads or references these paths programmatically.
INFO Potential false sense of security from regex-based detection -10 ▶
The detection heuristics rely on regex pattern matching which can be bypassed by sufficiently novel or obfuscated attacks. The skill's scoring framework (0-100 risk score with thresholds) may miss sophisticated multi-stage attacks or attacks that don't match predefined patterns. This is an inherent limitation of pattern-matching approaches, not a malicious design choice.