Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-9F24D019

6/30/2026, 12:25:21 AM

firecrawl-download security assessment v2

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
firecrawl-download
Version
v2
Maintainer
firecrawl
Source
github.com/firecrawl/cli/tree/main/skills/firecrawl-download/
Coverage
1 Files scanned · 70 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Confirmed finding summary

No confirmed security findings

The completed audit recorded no confirmed security findings. This is not proof that the Skill has no side effects.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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

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

Static analysis found command execution, network URLs, filesystem traversal strings, and weak-crypto patterns. Review confirms the real risks are expected Firecrawl CLI execution, network scraping, and local file creation; the path traversal and weak-crypto findings are false positives from Markdown links and text patterns. No prompt injection, credential exfiltration, obfuscation, or malicious intent was found in SKILL.md.

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

1 Files scanned · 70 Lines analyzed

2 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.

Not recorded by this audit

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 6 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 2 evidence locations

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Not recorded by this audit

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Observed in 3 evidence locations

Capability review items (2)
Medium
SKILL.md:6-7SKILL.md:24-48
External CLI Execution for Website Downloads
The skill grants Bash access to firecrawl and npx firecrawl, then instructs agents to run download commands. This is expected for the skill, but it can execute installed CLI code and should be limited to trusted Firecrawl usage.
The allowed-tools block and command examples directly require external command execution. The commands match the skill purpose, so the concern is operational risk rather than confirmed abuse.
Medium
SKILL.md:14SKILL.md:26-42
Network Scraping and Local File Creation
The documented workflow maps and scrapes websites, then saves content under .firecrawl. This can download large or sensitive content if the target URL and include or exclude filters are not reviewed.
The skill explicitly states that it maps sites, scrapes pages, and writes nested directories. This behavior is legitimate for the skill but creates network and filesystem exposure.

Risk findings

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

No confirmed security findings were recorded for this completed audit.

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.

Static false positives ignored (3)
Low
SKILL.md:67-69
Static Path Traversal Findings Are Documentation Links
The ../ strings appear only in Markdown links to neighboring Firecrawl skills. No evidence found that these paths are used for file reads, writes, or command arguments.
The path traversal pattern appears inside Markdown links in a See also section. There is no executable code using these relative paths.
Low
SKILL.md:3SKILL.md:52
Weak Cryptography Findings Are False Positives
The flagged lines contain skill metadata and an options table, not cryptographic code. No evidence found of MD5, SHA1, encryption, hashing, or signature verification logic.
Manual review of both flagged lines shows prose and table formatting only. The skill contains no cryptographic implementation.
Low
SKILL.md:26-42
Hardcoded URLs Are Example Targets
The static network findings point to docs.example.com in command examples. These URLs demonstrate Firecrawl usage and are not hidden endpoints or exfiltration destinations.
The URLs use the example.com reserved domain pattern inside a Quick start section. They are not paired with secrets or unexpected request logic.

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