Versioned security assessment

Report ID: SA-9BCA8B6C

6/30/2026, 10:52:14 AM

dice-easy-apply security assessment v2

Skill Security Certification Report

Audit History
Audit model: codex Historical report
Skill name
dice-easy-apply
Version
v2
Maintainer
ralyodio
Source
github.com/ralyodio/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/dice-easy-apply-automation
Coverage
1 Files scanned · 197 Lines analyzed
Policy version
Unavailable

Highest confirmed finding severity

Medium

1 confirmed security finding requires attention.

Installation context

Historical evidence

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

The static analyzer over-reported Markdown backticks as Ruby shell execution, and those specific findings are false positives. The skill still has medium operational risk because it directs agents to browse Dice.com with Puppeteer, reuse a persistent authenticated Chromium profile, upload personal resume files, write state logs, and launch Chromium with sandbox-disabling flags.

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 · 197 Lines analyzed

5 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 3 evidence locations

Filesystem access

May read or write local files.

Observed in 5 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 1 evidence location

Capability review items (4)
Medium
SKILL.md:96-105
Chromium Sandbox Disabled
The Puppeteer launch arguments include --no-sandbox and --disable-setuid-sandbox while browsing third-party web pages. These flags reduce Chromium process isolation and increase impact if a visited page exploits the browser process.
The sandbox-disabling flags are directly visible in the launch example. They are common in containers, but still materially reduce browser isolation.
Medium
SKILL.md:33-34SKILL.md:84-85SKILL.md:102SKILL.md:157-159SKILL.md:186-187
Persistent Profile and State Files Retain Sensitive Context
The workflow recommends a persistent Chromium profile plus state and log files under a temporary directory. These files may retain login session artifacts, application history, job URLs, and document-use metadata if permissions and cleanup are not managed.
The skill explicitly recommends a persistent browser profile and local state/log paths. The content also warns against credential storage, so this is a cautionary risk, not evidence of theft.
Low
SKILL.md:51SKILL.md:57SKILL.md:134
Expected Dice.com Network Targets
The hardcoded URLs point to Dice.com search and job-application pages that match the skill purpose. No evidence found of unrelated endpoints, webhook delivery, encoded payload exfiltration, or covert network destinations.
The domains and paths are consistent with Dice job search and application flows. This supports dismissing the hardcoded URL findings as expected network use.
Low
SKILL.md:81-91SKILL.md:101-102
Environment Variables Used for Local Configuration
The environment variable examples configure document paths, browser binary path, profile path, search limits, and dry-run settings. No evidence found that environment variables are sent to an external service or used to collect secrets.
The environment access appears limited to local configuration for Puppeteer and file selection. The same file explicitly says credentials should not be stored in scripts or logs.

Risk findings

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

Confirmed security concerns (1)

RISK-001 Medium
SKILL.md:31-33SKILL.md:137-142
Authenticated Job Application Automation
The skill instructs agents to use Dice Easy Apply, upload a verified resume and cover letter, continue to review, and submit applications. This is legitimate for the stated purpose, but it can disclose personal information or submit applications without sufficient human review if operators do not keep the guardrails.
The lines explicitly describe Easy Apply submission and document upload. The risk is operational and privacy-related rather than confirmed malicious intent.

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:50-62SKILL.md:96-115SKILL.md:166-194
False Positive: Markdown Backticks Reported as Shell Execution
The static analyzer flagged many Markdown code fences and inline code spans as Ruby shell backtick execution. The reviewed file contains documentation examples, URLs, JavaScript, bash snippets, and inline labels; no Ruby backtick execution was found.
The cited locations are Markdown fences or inline code examples, not executable Ruby source. This directly explains the bulk of the external_commands static findings.

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