T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Allows Unreviewed Package Updates
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=3.5.0 ``` The installation instructions in `SKILL.md:52-56` repeat the same unpinned installation pattern: ```bash pip install 'gql[websockets]' ``` ### Technical Analysis The requirement specifies only a minimum version and does not impose an upper bound, lock transitive dependencies, or verify package hashes. Consequently, future versions of `gql` and its WebSocket-related dependencies can be installed automatically without having been reviewed as part of this audit. This does not establish that the current package is malicious. The security issue is that the effective code installed by users can change after the skill has been reviewed. If an allowed future release or one of its transitive dependencies is compromised, malicious code could execute during package installation, import, or normal use. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises the publishing account, build process, or distribution channel of `gql` or an allowed transitive dependency. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious version satisfying `>=3.5.0`. 3. A user follows the documented installation command or installs from `requirements.txt`. 4. `pip` resolves and downloads the malicious version because no exact version or hash is required. 5. Attacker-controlled code executes during installation, module import, or WebSocket client initialization. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation would execute code with the privileges of the user installing or running the skill. Depending on those privileges and the malicious package payload, this could expose environment variables—including `BITQUERY_API_KEY`—read or alter user-accessible files, make arbitrary network requests, or modify the Python environment. The project itself does not request elevated privileges, so the direct scope is limited ...[truncated 152 chars]- Remediation
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