T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:16- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Package Execution via npx
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 16–21
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency execution
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash npx designlang https://target-website.com/ --fullThe documented alternative is also vulnerable:
bash npx designlang https://target-website.com/Technical Analysis
The skill directs the agent to execute
designlangthroughnpxwithout specifying a reviewed package version, validating package integrity, enforcing a trusted registry, or using a lockfile. If the package is not already available locally,npxcan retrieve it from the configured npm registry and execute its CLI code.Consequently, the code that runs may differ from the code originally reviewed. A compromised package release, malicious registry configuration, dependency-confusion condition, or loss of control over the package could turn this workflow into arbitrary code execution. Package lifecycle scripts and the CLI itself may run with the permissions of the user operating the agent.
This finding concerns an unsafe supply-chain execution mechanism. The audited file does not establish that the current
designlangpackage is malicious.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the resolved
designlangpackage, one of its dependencies, its publisher account, or the registry through which it is resolved. - The attacker publishes a malicious version or causes the package name to resolve to attacker-controlled content.
- A user invokes the style-transfer skill.
- The agent runs one of the unpinned
npx designlangcommands. npxdownloads the currently resolved package and executes its lifecycle or CLI code.- The malicious code runs with the agent user's privileges and can access resources available to that account.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could provide arbitrary code execution under the account running the agent. Depending on that account's permissions and e ...[truncated 603 chars]
- An attacker compromises the resolved
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
designlangto an exact version that has been reviewed rather than resolving the latest available release:
bash npx --yes designlang@<reviewed-exact-version> https://target-website.com/- Record and verify the expected package integrity hash through a lockfile or an equivalent trusted package-verification mechanism.
- Require installation from an explicitly trusted npm registry and review
.npmrcsettings before execution. - Prefer an audited, preinstalled dependency or a vendored internal tool over runtime package retrieval.
- Disable npm lifecycle scripts where compatible with the reviewed tool:
bash npm_config_ignore_scripts=true npx --yes designlang@<reviewed-exact-version> https://target-website.com/- Run the extraction utility in a sandbox or container with:
- No access to unrelated credentials or sensitive directories.
- Read-only access to source files where possible.
- A dedicated writable output directory.
- Restricted outbound network access.
- Review the pinned package and its transitive dependencies before updating the approved version.
- Pin
