Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-48F2C37B

1/4/2026, 4:52:23 PM

citation-management security assessment v1

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: claude Historical report
Skill name
citation-management
Version
v1
Maintainer
K-Dense-AI
Source
github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/citation-management
Coverage
16 Files scanned · 8,534 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Low

2 confirmed security findings require attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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The skill includes six Python scripts that access scholarly databases (CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv, Google Scholar) and read/write user-provided BibTeX files. All network calls target legitimate academic APIs documented in the code. The scripts' behavior matches the stated purpose of citation management. No obfuscation, hidden execution paths, or credential theft patterns were detected. Two minor concerns involve HTTP usage for arXiv API and optional proxy configuration for scholarly library rate limiting.

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

16 Files scanned · 8,534 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

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  1. Source

    Binding unavailable

  2. Artifact

    Identity incomplete

  3. Audit

    Complete

  4. Install contract

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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 1 evidence location

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 1 evidence location

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 1 evidence location

Env variables

May read values from the process environment.

Observed in 1 evidence location

External commands

May invoke commands or programs outside the Skill.

Not recorded by this audit

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (2)

RISK-001 Low
scripts/extract_metadata.py:223-230
arXiv API uses plain HTTP
The arXiv API endpoint uses HTTP: `url = 'http://export.arxiv.org/api/query'`. An attacker with network access could observe or modify metadata responses. The queried data is public scholarly metadata with no sensitive user data.
RISK-002 Low
scripts/search_google_scholar.py:38-43
Optional free proxy for scholarly
Google Scholar search can optionally route traffic through free proxies: `pg.FreeProxies()` and `scholarly.use_proxy(pg)`. Proxy operators could observe search queries. This is explicitly optional, disabled by default, and documented in the script.

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: claude

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