T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
- Location
- package.json:6
- Finding
- Unpinned Third-Party Dependency and Missing Lockfile## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `package.json:6-8` **Vulnerability Type**: Supply-chain dependency risk **Risk Level**: Medium ### Vulnerable Code ```json "dependencies": { "playwright": "^1.40.0" } ``` The installation documentation invokes dependency resolution without a committed lockfile: ```bash npm install ``` This instruction appears in `README.md:37-41` and is also referenced in `SKILL.md:308`. ### Technical Analysis The caret version constraint permits npm to install Playwright releases newer than the version originally reviewed, provided they remain compatible with the declared semantic-version range. The project does not include a `package-lock.json`, so dependency resolution is not reproducible and transitive dependency versions are not integrity-pinned. This is particularly relevant because Playwright executes with the privileges of the local Node.js process and is deliberately connected to an authenticated Chrome instance through CDP. A malicious or compromised dependency release could therefore execute local code during installation or runtime and potentially interact with the browser session. No malicious Playwright package or currently exploited dependency was identified in the reviewed project. The vulnerability is the absence of controls ensuring that users install the same reviewed dependency graph. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises a package release, maintainer account, registry distribution channel, or permitted transitive dependency. 2. The compromised release falls within the version range allowed by `^1.40.0`. 3. A user follows the documented instruction and runs `npm install`. 4. npm resolves and installs the compromised release because no committed lockfile constrains the dependency graph. 5. Malicious dependency code executes through an installation lifecycle hook or when the Skill imports and invokes Playwright. 6. The code inherits the Node.js proces ...[truncated 829 chars]
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Replace the version range with an exact, reviewed Playwright version: ```json "dependencies": { "playwright": "1.40.0" } ``` 2. Generate and commit `package-lock.json` so direct and transitive dependency versions and integrity hashes are recorded. 3. In deployment and documented workflows, replace `npm install` with `npm ci` to enforce the committed lockfile. 4. Review dependency and lockfile changes before approving upgrades. 5. Use automated dependency vulnerability scanning and monitor Playwright security advisories. 6. Consider disabling npm lifecycle scripts during installation where compatible: ```bash npm ci --ignore-scripts ``` 7. Install and run the Skill in an isolated environment with a dedicated Chrome profile, as already recommended by the project documentation. 8. Keep the CDP endpoint bound to localhost, expose it only while required, and close the debugging-enabled browser immediately after use.