Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-49F702E3

6/30/2026, 6:25:55 AM

venue-templates security assessment v5

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
venue-templates
Version
v5
Maintainer
K-Dense-AI
Source
github.com/K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/venue-templates
Coverage
25 Files scanned · 9,790 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

2 confirmed security findings require attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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

AI review found no evidence of malicious intent or prompt injection. Most static findings are false positives from Markdown, LaTeX, citation text, and documentation URLs; residual risk comes from local helper scripts that execute fixed PDF tools and write user-selected output 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

25 Files scanned · 9,790 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 3 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 3 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

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (2)

RISK-001 Medium
scripts/validate_format.py:59-64scripts/validate_format.py:117-122
Helper Script Runs External PDF Tools
The validation script calls fixed local binaries, pdfinfo and pdffonts, with argument arrays. This is legitimate but still processes user-supplied PDFs locally.
The subprocess calls are direct evidence of external command execution. Risk is moderated because commands are fixed and shell execution is not used.
RISK-002 Medium
scripts/customize_template.py:75-77scripts/validate_format.py:193-199
User-Selected File Writes
Template customization and validation reports write to caller-provided output paths. This is expected behavior but can overwrite files if used carelessly.
The file writes are clear and intentional. The risk depends on user-selected paths rather than hidden or malicious behavior.

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 (5)
Low
assets/examples/cell_summary_example.md:11-27references/conferences_formatting.md:436-445SKILL.md:41-43
Markdown Backtick Matches Are False Positives
Many Ruby backtick findings are Markdown code fences, inline filenames, or academic examples. They are not executable Ruby or shell code.
Targeted review showed prose, code fences, and template names rather than dynamic execution. The pattern name does not match the file semantics.
Low
assets/journals/neurips_article.tex:139-149references/grants_requirements.md:256-258SKILL.md:142-145
Weak Cryptography Matches Are Academic Text
Weak algorithm findings map to citation markers, LaTeX math, placeholders, or venue text. No cryptographic implementation was found in reviewed samples.
The files are templates and prose references. I did not find code that selects or applies weak cryptographic algorithms.
Low
assets/journals/neurips_article.tex:266references/grants_requirements.md:760-763SKILL.md:582-595
Documentation URLs Are Not Network Calls
Hardcoded URL findings are citation links and author resources. They do not make requests or transmit local data.
The reviewed locations are static documentation links. No downloader, HTTP client, or exfiltration logic is present there.
Low
references/grants_requirements.md:613-615scripts/query_template.py:243-247
Sensitive File Matches Are String Collisions
The SAM finding is the public site SAM.gov, and certificate matches in query_template.py point to normal argument handling.
The cited text does not reference Windows SAM data, certificates, private keys, or credential material. It is a scanner naming collision.
Low
SKILL.md:1-16references/reviewer_expectations.md:354-415
Prompt Injection Not Found
Targeted review did not find override instructions, fake system messages, or requests to skip security analysis in the sampled skill content.
Searches for common injection phrases found no evidence. Confidence is high for sampled files but not absolute for every line.

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