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Known CVE exploitation — fingerprint CMS/framework/plugin version, look up CVE candidates via cve_lookup, retrieve PoCs via cve_poc_lookup, adapt the public exploit to the target, and confirm RCE. Use whenever the challenge tag is `cve`, recon fingerprinted a versioned service, or the challenge name hints at known vulnerable software (WordPress, Joomla, Apache Struts, Spring4Shell, Log4j, etc.).

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SKILL.md
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Content

77%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

A dense, highly actionable methodology with a clear sequenced workflow and validation checkpoints. Its main weakness is conciseness and progressive disclosure: a long inline plugin list and repeated insistence paragraphs could be trimmed or split into reference files.

Suggestions

Move the 30-entry plugin readme sweep list into a references file (e.g. references/wp-plugins.txt) and reference it from Step 1 to cut inline tokens.

Consolidate the repeated 'MUST call cve_lookup first' messaging (Step 2 intro and the 'Hard rule' paragraph) into a single directive to remove redundancy.

Extract the Step 5 decision tree into a separate reference file and keep a one-line pointer in SKILL.md, improving progressive disclosure.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Mostly efficient with operational commands and no concept explanations, but the ~30-entry inline plugin readme sweep and repeated insistence paragraphs ('MUST call', 'Hard rule', 'Do NOT skip') could be tightened.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides fully executable bash with expected tool outputs and copy-paste-ready Patterns A/B/C, e.g. 'cve_lookup("wordpress 5.7.1")' and concrete curl/wget commands, matching the score-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Clear Step 1–6 sequence with explicit validation checkpoints (MANDATORY version sanity-check, 'if you don't have software@version, fingerprinting failed') and a 3-strike feedback loop, satisfying the score-3 anchor.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Well-organized into clear sections, but it is a monolithic single file with the long plugin enumeration and full decision tree inline; no bundle files exist to offload detail, so content that could be separate stays inline.

2 / 3

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12

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Description

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A strong, third-person description that states concrete actions and provides an explicit 'Use whenever...' trigger with versioned-software keywords. It cleanly answers what and when with low conflict risk.

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Specificity

Lists multiple concrete actions — 'fingerprint CMS/framework/plugin version, look up CVE candidates via cve_lookup, retrieve PoCs via cve_poc_lookup, adapt the public exploit to the target, and confirm RCE' — matching the score-3 anchor of several specific actions.

3 / 3

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what (the CVE exploitation pipeline) and when via an explicit 'Use whenever the challenge tag is cve, recon fingerprinted a versioned service, or the challenge name hints at known vulnerable software' clause.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Covers natural terms a user would say — 'cve', 'known vulnerability', 'public exploit', 'WordPress', 'Joomla', 'Apache Struts', 'Spring4Shell', 'Log4j' — giving broad coverage rather than jargon-only.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Occupies a clear niche (known-CVE/n-day exploitation with two named tools) and uses distinct versioned-software triggers, making conflict with generic attack-class skills unlikely.

3 / 3

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12

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12

Passed

Validation

93%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation15 / 16 Passed

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Total

15

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16

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