Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-C8239200

7/7/2026, 10:23:38 PM

chrome-extension-icons security assessment v8

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
chrome-extension-icons
Version
v8
Maintainer
Boulea7
Source
github.com/Boulea7/ChromeExtensionIconsSkill/tree/main/skill/
Coverage
4 Files scanned · 1,486 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

1 confirmed security finding requires attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

This report may not describe the currently installable artifact. Open the current Skill page for install guidance.

Open current Skill page

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

Most static findings in SKILL.md and examples/usage.md are documentation-only false positives from command examples, URLs, and installed-skill paths. The executable script legitimately performs Iconify network requests and caller-controlled filesystem reads and writes, so those behaviors remain confirmed risks. The sudo dependency guidance is security-significant because it asks for privileged host changes.

Report position

Historical report

Open audit history before using this report to install.

Audit attestation

Not attestable

The required immutable binding is incomplete.

Human verification

Not verified

No human verification is recorded for this report.

Coverage

4 Files scanned · 1,486 Lines analyzed

9 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

    Open manifest

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 1 evidence location

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 21 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 26 evidence locations

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Observed in 1 evidence location

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 102 evidence locations

Capability review items (8)
High
SKILL.md:268
sudo privilege escalation
sudo apt-get install libvips-dev
The skill advises sudo apt-get install libvips-dev for dependency recovery. This is legitimate troubleshooting, but privileged package installation changes the host and requires explicit user consent.
Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:172
Node.js fs operations
const buffer = await fs.readFile(filePath);
The script reads a caller-supplied local SVG path. This is intended, but an unsafe caller could point it at arbitrary local files.
Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:209
Node.js fs operations
await fs.mkdir(outputDir, { recursive: true });
The script creates a caller-supplied output directory recursively. Without path restriction, it can create directories outside the intended project.
Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:258
Node.js fs operations
const content = await fs.readFile(manifestPath, 'utf-8');
The script reads a caller-supplied manifest path. This is expected behavior, but it can access arbitrary local JSON paths if misused.
Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:292
Node.js fs operations
await fs.writeFile(
The script writes manifest JSON to a caller-supplied path. This can overwrite or create files outside the expected extension project.
Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:377
Node.js fs operations
const configContent = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf-8');
The script reads a caller-supplied batch configuration file. The config then drives later file reads and writes, so untrusted configs are risky.
Low
scripts/generate-icons.js:100
Hardcoded URL
const url = `https://api.iconify.design/search?query=${encodeURIComponent(keyword)}&limit=${limit}`;
The script builds Iconify API URLs that are passed to fetchWithRetry for external requests. This is intended functionality, but it exposes search or icon identifiers and downloads remote SVG content.
Low
scripts/generate-icons.js:144
Hardcoded URL
let url = `https://api.iconify.design/${prefix}/${name}.svg`;
The script builds Iconify API URLs that are passed to fetchWithRetry for external requests. This is intended functionality, but it exposes search or icon identifiers and downloads remote SVG content.

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (1)

RISK-001 Medium
scripts/generate-icons.js:377-378scripts/generate-icons.js:398-414
Batch Configuration Can Drive Arbitrary File Operations
The batch mode reads a caller-supplied config file and trusts each project input, output, and manifest path. A malicious or unreviewed config could direct the tool to read or overwrite files outside the intended extension projects.
The code parses a batch config and directly passes project paths into conversion and manifest update functions. The behavior is legitimate, but the trust boundary is not documented or enforced.

Remediation

Suggested fixes recorded by this audit. Applying them is the maintainer’s responsibility.

  1. FIX-001
    High
    The skill includes sudo package installation guidance for dependency recovery.
    Move privileged installation steps to manual documentation and require clear user approval before any package manager command is run.
  2. FIX-002
    Medium
    Caller-controlled input, output, manifest, and batch config paths can read or overwrite unexpected files.
    Normalize paths, reject traversal outside the project root, and require explicit confirmation before writing outside the current workspace.
  3. FIX-003
    Medium
    Existing icon files and manifest entries may be replaced.
    Create backups or show a diff before overwriting manifest.json and generated icon files.
  4. FIX-004
    Low
    Remote SVG content is downloaded from Iconify and processed locally.
    Keep requests limited to Iconify HTTPS endpoints and document that icon keywords and selected icon identifiers are sent externally.

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