Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-08B84795

6/28/2026, 6:32:42 AM

webapp-nikto security assessment v6

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
webapp-nikto
Version
v6
Maintainer
AgentSecOps
Source
github.com/AgentSecOps/SecOpsAgentKit/tree/main/skills/offsec/webapp-nikto
Coverage
5 Files scanned · 1,962 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

1 confirmed security finding requires attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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This report does not block or authorize the manifest or ZIP.

Static analysis found many command, network, script, environment, and filesystem patterns. Most are false positives from documentation templates or expected Nikto usage, but the skill contains confirmed dual-use scanning guidance, IDS/WAF evasion examples, and a CI template that pipes a remote installer into a shell. No evidence found of prompt injection, credential exfiltration, or malicious payloads, so this is not blocked as malware.

Report position

Historical report

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Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

5 Files scanned · 1,962 Lines analyzed

8 items shown for review

Limitations

This report does not claim runtime or sandbox execution and does not prove the absence of side effects.

Evidence chain

Follow the evidence from source binding to the install contract. Available evidence supports verification; it is not a safety guarantee.

  1. Source

    Binding unavailable

  2. Artifact

    Identity incomplete

  3. Audit

    Complete

  4. Install contract

    Open manifest to verify

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Capabilities observed

Observed means this report recorded supporting evidence. Not recorded does not prove that a capability is absent.

Contains scripts

May execute code included with the Skill.

Observed in 2 evidence locations

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 5 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 4 evidence locations

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Observed in 3 evidence locations

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 5 evidence locations

Capability review items (7)
High
SKILL.md:186-198SKILL.md:392-403
IDS and WAF Evasion Guidance
The skill gives explicit Nikto evasion and WAF-blocking workarounds. Even with authorization warnings, this materially increases dual-use risk because it helps bypass detection during web scanning.
The file explicitly labels an evasion section and shows commands for IDS evasion and WAF blocking scenarios. The authorization framing lowers malicious-intent confidence but not the dual-use risk.
High
assets/ci-config-template.yml:237-244
Remote Installer Piped to Shell in CI Template
The CI template demonstrates downloading a remote shell installer and piping it directly to bash. This is a supply-chain risk if copied because remote content executes inside CI without pinning or verification.
The pattern is direct remote code execution in a CI job. It appears instructional rather than malicious, but it remains an unsafe pattern for marketplace users.
Medium
SKILL.md:89-90SKILL.md:203-204SKILL.md:289-297
Inline Credentials in Authenticated Scan Examples
Authenticated scanning examples place usernames, passwords, and cookies directly in command lines. These are placeholders, but copied patterns can leak credentials through shell history, logs, or process listings.
The examples are clearly placeholders for Nikto usage, not credential theft. The risk is still credible because users may copy the command structure with real secrets.
Medium
SKILL.md:110-111SKILL.md:256-265SKILL.md:300-311
Bulk Scanning Workflow Increases Blast Radius
The skill shows multi-host and bulk scan workflows. This is useful for authorized assessment, but it can create high traffic or scan unintended systems if scope controls are weak.
The commands directly support scanning multiple targets. Authorization language exists elsewhere, so the concern is operational risk and misuse potential rather than malicious intent.
Low
assets/ci-config-template.yml:161-165assets/rule-template.yaml:146-165references/EXAMPLE.md:422-425
Environment Token Access Is Limited to Security Tool Configuration
The GitHub token and API key references are used in CI or secure-code examples. No evidence found that the skill exfiltrates secrets or instructs users to reveal tokens.
The static patterns are real environment access references, but semantic context shows secrets scanning and secure API examples. There is no network exfiltration path tied to these values.
Low
assets/rule-template.yaml:79-91assets/rule-template.yaml:153-165references/EXAMPLE.md:131-161
Vulnerable Code Snippets Are Pedagogical Examples
Static hits for XSS, weak cryptography, hardcoded secrets, and injection occur inside rule templates or reference examples that show vulnerable and fixed patterns for education.
The files label these blocks as examples and include remediation or fixed versions. The content can still be copied incorrectly, but it is not executable skill behavior.
Low
assets/ci-config-template.yml:317-330
Local File Reads Are for Generated Report Comments
The Node.js filesystem access in the CI template reads a locally generated markdown report before creating a pull request comment. No evidence found of arbitrary file reads.
The filename is hardcoded to the report generated earlier in the same job. The pattern is legitimate CI automation, although it remains a filesystem access risk factor.

Risk findings

Confirmed security concerns are separated from items that still need review.

Confirmed security concerns (1)

RISK-001 Medium
SKILL.md:28-30SKILL.md:217-225
Authorized Web Vulnerability Scanning Can Affect Targets
The skill is built around running Nikto against web servers. It warns users to get written permission and notes traffic, alerting, log volume, and possible production impact.
The intended functionality is active web server scanning, which inherently sends network traffic to targets. The documented authorization checks show legitimate intent, so this is elevated dual-use risk rather than confirmed abuse.

Expert evidence

Immutable subject identity, scanner metadata, dismissed matches, and source-level evidence.

Artifact subject

Marketplace commit
Unavailable
Content hash
Unavailable
Tree hash
Unavailable
Skill path
Unavailable
Audit payload hash
Unavailable

Analysis metadata

Audit model: codex

Analysis state: Complete

Scope is limited to the recorded files, lines, methods, and evidence. No runtime or sandbox execution is claimed.

Verify and export

JSON report CITATION.cff SARIF 2.1.0 Signed installation manifest

The manifest and lockfile bind install artifacts to cryptographic hashes. This integrity claim is separate from the security assessment.

Audit attestation: not_attestable