playwriter
Fail
Audited by Snyk on Apr 16, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICAL
Full Analysis
HIGH W007: Insecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.
- Insecure credential handling detected (high risk: 1.00). The prompt explicitly shows placing secrets/tokens directly in CLI flags and config JSON (e.g.,
--token my-secret,PLAYWRITER_TOKEN: "your-secret-token"), which would require the agent to include secret values verbatim in generated commands/configs, creating exfiltration risk.
CRITICAL E006: Malicious code pattern detected in skill scripts.
- Malicious code pattern detected (high risk: 1.00). This skill explicitly exposes arbitrary JavaScript execution into a user's running Chrome session (preserving logins, cookies, extensions), auto-starts a local WebSocket relay and supports remote tunnels/MCP execution — functionality that can be used as a backdoor for credential theft, data exfiltration, and remote command execution.
MEDIUM W011: Third-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).
- Third-party content exposure detected (high risk: 1.00). The skill's core workflow and MCP/expose execute tool explicitly run Playwright commands like page.goto(...) and snapshot()/getPageMarkdown() against arbitrary web URLs (see SKILL.md "Navigate and observe", the -e/--eval examples, and "Built-in globals"), so the agent will fetch and interpret untrusted public web content which can directly influence subsequent actions.
MEDIUM W012: Unverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
- Potentially malicious external URL detected (high risk: 0.90). The skill invokes npx playwriter@latest at runtime (see MCP config) which fetches and executes remote npm package code and also requires installing the Playwriter Chrome extension from the Web Store (https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/playwriter-mcp/jfeammnjpkecdekppnclgkkffahnhfhe and project https://github.com/remorses/playwriter), so external content is fetched at runtime and executed as a required dependency.
Issues (4)
W007
HIGHInsecure credential handling detected in skill instructions.
E006
CRITICALMalicious code pattern detected in skill scripts.
W011
MEDIUMThird-party content exposure detected (indirect prompt injection risk).
W012
MEDIUMUnverifiable external dependency detected (runtime URL that controls agent).
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