T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unnecessary and Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-2
Related Location:SKILL.md:123-125
Vulnerability Type: Unnecessary, unpinned dependencies and supply-chain exposure
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
requirements.txt:1-2:text dataclasses enumSKILL.md:123-125:bash # Python dependencies pip install -r requirements.txtTechnical Analysis
The installation instructions direct users to install
dataclassesandenumfrom the configured Python package index without version constraints or integrity hashes. Both names correspond to functionality available in the Python standard library on supported modern Python versions, andscripts/main.pyimports them as ordinary modules:python from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict from enum import EnumConsequently, the project introduces third-party package installation without a demonstrated runtime need. Python package installation can execute package build or installation hooks. Because neither versions nor hashes are pinned, dependency resolution is mutable and may retrieve different artifacts in future installations.
This finding does not establish that the currently resolved packages are malicious. The vulnerability is the avoidable supply-chain execution channel created by the documented installation procedure.
Attack Path
- A user follows the prerequisite instructions in
SKILL.md. - The user runs
pip install -r requirements.txt. - Pip contacts the configured package index and resolves unconstrained packages named
dataclassesandenum. - If a resolved release, distribution artifact, package-index account, mirror, or dependency source is compromised, attacker-controlled build or installation logic may execute.
- That code runs with the privileges of the user or automation account invoking pip.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could provide arbitrary code execution in the installation environment with the ...[truncated 359 chars]
- A user follows the prerequisite instructions in
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
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Remove both entries from
requirements.txtwhen targeting a modern Python version:text # No external runtime dependencies -
Remove or revise the
pip install -r requirements.txtprerequisite inSKILL.md. -
Declare the minimum supported Python version explicitly, such as Python 3.8 or later.
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If legacy Python compatibility is genuinely required, use environment markers so backports are installed only where needed.
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Pin every unavoidable third-party dependency to an audited version and use hashes, for example through a lock file and
pip install --require-hashes. -
Install dependencies from an approved package index or internal mirror in an isolated virtual environment.
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Add automated dependency and provenance scanning to CI, and periodically review whether each dependency remains necessary.
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