T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:6- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 6
Vulnerability Type: Insecure third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code Snippet
bash pip3 install matplotlib numpyTechnical Analysis
The installation command resolves mutable, unpinned versions of
matplotlib,numpy, and their transitive dependencies from the Python package index configured in the user's environment. The project provides no lockfile, version constraints, package hashes, or trusted-index requirement.Python package installation may execute package build or installation logic. Consequently, a compromised upstream release, transitive dependency, package-index account, or configured package mirror could cause attacker-controlled code to run during installation. The reviewed project does not itself identify a malicious package; the risk arises from unrestricted dependency resolution and insufficient supply-chain controls.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a required package, one of its transitive dependencies, or a package source configured in the user's environment.
- The user follows the documented setup instruction and runs
pip3 install matplotlib numpy. pip3resolves and downloads the attacker-controlled distribution because versions and hashes are not constrained.- Malicious build or installation logic executes with the privileges of the user running
pip3. - The installed package may execute further attacker-controlled behavior when
scripts/comps_model.pyimportsnumpyormatplotlib.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the installing user. This could permit access to files, credentials, environment variables, and network resources available to that account. It could also modify the user's Python environment or other user-writable resources. The exact scope depends on the installer's privileges; running the installation as an admini ...[truncated 142 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
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Define reviewed, exact dependency versions in a lockfile or requirements file, for example:
text matplotlib==<reviewed-version> --hash=sha256:<verified-hash> numpy==<reviewed-version> --hash=sha256:<verified-hash> -
Include hashes for all direct and transitive dependencies and install with:
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Generate and review the lockfile with a dependency-management tool that supports deterministic resolution.
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Direct installation to an explicitly trusted package index rather than relying on ambient
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Recommend installation inside a dedicated virtual environment under a non-privileged account.
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Regularly scan locked dependencies for known vulnerabilities and update them through a controlled review process.
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