Caveat verdict
xhs-search
follow-xhs
Reads local files AND makes external network calls
Xiaohongshu (RedNote) search skill that uses a user-provided web_session cookie to query the platform and return content; credential access is the user's own session cookie used for the stated search purpose.
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What it does
These are capability combinations: each listed behavior occurs in the skill, but Caveat detects co-occurrence — it does not verify that one flows into another. Read the code to confirm a live chain.
Reads local files AND makes external network calls — the capabilities for data exfiltration co-occur (data-flow not verified)
LLM02 · LLM06 · ASI03
Permission integrity
network_out
file_read
package_install
Findings (5)
HTTP request to bare IP address — common in malicious payloads
SKILL.md · code · http://127.0.0.1
Uses eval() — can execute arbitrary code
scripts/request/web/encrypt/config.py · prose · downgraded · eval(
Long base64 string (100+ chars) — likely obfuscated payload
scripts/request/web/encrypt/decrypt_xs_xsc.py · prose · downgraded · 2UQAPsHC+aIjqArjwjHjNsQhPsHCH0rjNsQhPaHCH0c1Pjh9HjIj2eHjwjQgynEDJ74AHjIj2ePjwjQh
Base64 encoding/decoding
scripts/request/web/encrypt/header/X_S_Common.py · prose · downgraded · base64_encode
Python aiohttp session — async network access
scripts/request/web/xhs_session.py · prose · downgraded · aiohttp.ClientSession
Permissions & capabilities
No declared permissions — minimal attack surface.
file_readnetwork_outpackage_install Thanks — recorded.