T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unnecessary and Unpinned Standard-Library Replacement Dependencies
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-2
Vulnerability Type: Unnecessary unpinned third-party dependencies and module-shadowing risk
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
text dataclasses enumTechnical Analysis
The project declares Python 3.8 or later, where
dataclassesandenumare included in the Python standard library. Installing identically named third-party distributions is therefore unnecessary.Both dependencies are unpinned and retrieved through the package index configured in the installation environment. This makes installation non-reproducible and creates avoidable supply-chain exposure. A malicious or compromised package, package-index substitution, or incompatible distribution could run installation logic or introduce modules that shadow trusted standard-library modules.
The reviewed project does not contain an automatic package-installation command, and the audit found no evidence that either declared package is currently malicious. The finding concerns the unnecessary attack surface created if a user or automated deployment installs the requirements.
Attack Path
- A user or deployment process executes
pip install -r requirements.txt. pipresolves the unpinneddataclassesandenumnames using the configured package index.- Third-party package artifacts and any associated installation logic are downloaded and executed.
- A compromised or substituted distribution may install attacker-controlled modules.
- Those modules may shadow standard-library imports or execute malicious installation behavior within the privileges of the installing process.
Exploitation depends on compromise or manipulation of the package source or resolution environment; it is not performed directly by the reviewed simulator code.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the account performing package installation. In a developer environmen ...[truncated 396 chars]
- A user or deployment process executes
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove both
dataclassesandenumfromrequirements.txt. - Delete
requirements.txtif the project has no external runtime dependencies, or retain it as an empty documented file if required by packaging conventions. - Enforce the documented Python 3.8-or-later runtime through packaging metadata or deployment checks.
- If third-party dependencies are added later, pin reviewed versions and use cryptographic hashes, such as through
pip install --require-hashes. - Install dependencies only from trusted, explicitly configured indexes and scan dependency changes during continuous integration.
- Remove both
