T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
- Location
- scripts/main.py:1
- Finding
- Unpinned Third-Party Runtime Dependencies<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `scripts/main.py:1-4`; `SKILL.md:9-16` **Vulnerability Type**: Unpinned dependency resolution and unnecessary third-party package installation **Risk Level**: Medium ### Vulnerable Code `scripts/main.py:1-4`: ```python # /// script # requires-python = ">=3.11" # dependencies = ["aiohttp", "argparse", "gradio_client"] # /// ``` `SKILL.md:9-16`: ```yaml "install": [ {"id": "uv-brew", "kind": "brew", "formula": "uv", "bins": ["uv"], "label": "Install uv (brew)"}, {"id": "uv-pip", "kind": "pip", "formula": "uv", "bins": ["uv"], "label": "Install uv (pip)"}, {"id": "pip-aiohttp", "kind": "pip", "formula": "aiohttp", "label": "Install aiohttp (pip)"}, {"id": "pip-argparse", "kind": "pip", "formula": "argparse", "label": "Install argparse (pip)"}, {"id": "pip-gradio", "kind": "pip", "formula": "gradio_client", "label": "Install gradio (pip)"}, ], ``` ### Technical Analysis The skill declares `aiohttp`, `argparse`, and `gradio_client` without exact versions or package integrity hashes. The documented `uv run scripts/main.py` invocation can therefore resolve packages available from the configured package index at execution time rather than a fixed, previously audited dependency set. This creates a supply-chain risk because an unexpectedly changed or compromised dependency release could introduce arbitrary code into the skill's runtime. Python packages can execute code during installation, import, or normal library use. The external `argparse` package is unnecessary because the project requires Python 3.11 or later and `argparse` is already included in the Python standard library. Declaring it as a third-party dependency adds avoidable package-resolution and supply-chain exposure. No evidence was found that the currently named packages are malicious. The vulnerability is the absence of version and integrity controls, not a confirmed compromise of those packages. ### Attack Path 1. An ...[truncated 1402 chars]
- Remediation
- <![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Remove `argparse` from both the inline dependency declaration and installation metadata because it is part of the Python 3.11 standard library. 2. Pin `aiohttp` and `gradio_client` to exact, reviewed versions rather than unconstrained package names. 3. Generate and commit a reviewed lockfile so dependency versions and transitive dependencies remain reproducible. 4. Require package hashes or equivalent integrity verification where supported by the installation workflow. 5. Update dependencies through a controlled review process that includes vulnerability scanning and changelog inspection. 6. Configure dependency resolution to use trusted package indexes only and reject unexpected alternate sources. 7. Periodically rebuild the locked environment and audit both direct and transitive dependencies for known vulnerabilities. ]]>