T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned and Unverified Third-Party Dependencies
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-11; installation command documented atREADME.md:38-42
Vulnerability Type: Supply-chain exposure through unpinned dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
requirements.txt:1-11:text # Audio and video processing libraries pydub moviepy opencv-python # Text-to-speech gTTS # General utilities requests PillowREADME.md:38-42:markdown 2. Install the required dependencies: ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ```Technical Analysis
All six third-party packages are specified without exact versions or cryptographic hashes. Consequently, package resolution depends on the versions available from the configured package index at installation time. The same reviewed skill package may therefore install different code on different dates or systems.
If a dependency release or configured package index is compromised, following the documented installation command can retrieve and install attacker-controlled package content. Python packages may execute code during installation and later when imported. No malicious dependency is proven to be present at the time of this audit; the vulnerability is the absence of controls that ensure users install the reviewed dependency artifacts.
The current
av_skill.pyimplementation does not import any of the declared packages and only returns simulated status messages. Thus, the skill unnecessarily exposes users to third-party supply-chain risk. The leading whitespace beforePillowalso indicates inadequate dependency-file validation, although it does not by itself establish exploitation.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a future release of one of the listed packages, its publisher account, or a package index used by the victim.
- The victim follows the README and runs
pip install -r requirements.txt. - Because no versions or hashes ...[truncated 993 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove all dependencies that are not actually used by
av_skill.py. - If media-processing functionality is implemented, pin every required direct dependency to a reviewed exact version, such as
package==X.Y.Z. - Generate and verify cryptographic hashes for all direct and transitive dependencies. Install with a locked requirements file and pip's
--require-hashesoption. - Use a reviewed lock-file workflow or a tool such as
pip-toolsto produce reproducible dependency sets. - Retrieve packages only from an explicitly configured, trusted index or an internally controlled artifact repository.
- Scan pinned dependencies continuously for known vulnerabilities and review updates before changing the lock file.
- Perform dependency installation in an isolated, non-privileged virtual environment or build container rather than under an administrator account.
- Correct the malformed leading whitespace before
Pillowand validate dependency files in CI.
- Remove all dependencies that are not actually used by