Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-32E9B490

6/30/2026, 5:17:00 AM

clinicaltrials-database security assessment v5

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
clinicaltrials-database
Version
v5
Maintainer
K-Dense-AI
Source
github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/clinicaltrials-database
Coverage
3 Files scanned · 1,082 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

2 confirmed security findings require attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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Static analysis reported many high-risk patterns, but review found they are mostly false positives from Markdown backticks, API field names, and clinical phase terminology. The confirmed risks are limited to a Python helper script that calls the public ClinicalTrials.gov API and examples that write CSV exports to local files.

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

3 Files scanned · 1,082 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

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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 3 evidence locations

Network access

May connect to external services.

Observed in 5 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.

Not recorded by this audit

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (2)

RISK-001 Medium
scripts/query_clinicaltrials.py:19scripts/query_clinicaltrials.py:86-88scripts/query_clinicaltrials.py:108-111
Network Requests to Public ClinicalTrials.gov API
The helper script and examples send user-selected search parameters to the public ClinicalTrials.gov API. This is expected behavior, but users should avoid placing private patient details in queries.
Direct requests.get calls target clinicaltrials.gov, and the skill purpose is API search. I found no evidence of credential collection or non-public third-party exfiltration.
RISK-002 Low
SKILL.md:330-332references/api_reference.md:265-267
Local CSV Export Examples
Documentation examples write API responses to local CSV files. The filenames are fixed examples and do not show path traversal or arbitrary file overwrite logic.
The file writes are explicit documentation examples for exports. They are local-only and do not execute code or transmit saved data elsewhere.

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 (1)
Low
SKILL.md:34-41references/api_reference.md:28-41references/api_reference.md:53-65
Static Command and Cryptography Alerts Are False Positives
The reported Ruby backtick and weak cryptography patterns map to Markdown code fences, inline API fields, dates, and clinical phase labels. No shell execution or cryptographic operation was found in those contexts.
Reviewed lines contain Markdown fences, tables, endpoint text, and clinical terms. There is no Ruby code, shell command substitution, hashing, encryption, or signature verification 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