T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned and Unnecessary Third-Party Dependency
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=1.0.0 ``` ### Technical Analysis The dependency specification permits pip to install any available `openai` release at or above version 1.0.0. The project provides neither an exact version pin nor cryptographic hashes, so installations are not reproducible and future releases are not covered by this audit. The documented installation process runs: ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` The risk is increased because the dependency is not required by the Skill's implemented functionality. `scripts/copywriter.py` imports `OpenAI` conditionally, but the script makes no API or network request and only returns locally constructed prompts with a `ready_for_api` status. Installing and importing this package therefore expands the supply-chain attack surface beyond the minimum privileges and components necessary for the current functionality. This is not evidence that the legitimate `openai` package is malicious. Exploitation requires a compromised release, compromised or misconfigured package index, malicious dependency substitution, or another supply-chain failure. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises a future compatible package release or causes a malicious artifact to be served through the package index configured on the victim's system. 2. A user follows the README and executes `pip install -r requirements.txt`. 3. Because `openai>=1.0.0` accepts future versions and no hashes validate the artifact, pip resolves and installs the attacker-controlled package or artifact. 4. Malicious code may execute during source-package build or installation, depending on the artifact. 5. Even if installation does not execute th ...[truncated 830 chars]- Remediation
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``` 3. Generate and commit a lock file containing exact transitive dependency versions. 4. Require cryptographic hashes during installation, such as with a hash-locked requirements file and `pip install --require-hashes`. 5. Use only an explicitly configured, trusted package index and prevent unintended fallback to untrusted indexes. 6. Install dependencies in an isolated, non-privileged virtual environment or container. 7. Add automated dependency vulnerability and provenance scanning to the release process. 8. Review dependency updates before changing the lock file rather than automatically accepting every future compatible release. ]]>