T07 · Tool Hijacking and Spoofing
Error
- Location
- main.py:11
- Finding
- External Import-Path Injection Enables Execution of Unreviewed Local Code## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `main.py:11-18` **Vulnerability Type**: `T07: Tool Hijacking and Spoofing` **Risk Level**: High **Complete Code Snippet**: ```python # Dynamic project path insertion PROJECT_ROOT = r"D:\javaworkspace\Winner-Ai" sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT) from app.services.ai_chat_orchestrator import AIChatOrchestrator from app.schemas.text2sql import ResponseMessage from app.agents.base import StreamResponseCollector from app.core.redis_client import get_redis_client from app.core.json_encoder import clean_message_data ``` ### Technical Analysis The Skill prepends a hard-coded external location to `sys.path`, giving that location priority over normally resolved Python packages. It then imports multiple `app` modules that are not included in the audited project. Python executes module-level code during import. Consequently, the effective behavior of this Skill depends on unreviewed files at the resolved path. On systems where the Windows-style path does not represent an absolute Windows path, it may also be interpreted relative to the working environment, increasing the possibility that another user or process can create the expected package structure. This is a tool or module hijacking weakness: an attacker who can control the resolved path can provide a spoofed `app` package whose names match the expected imports. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker obtains write access to the hard-coded path or to the location where it resolves in the runtime environment. 2. The attacker creates or modifies an `app` package containing modules such as `services/ai_chat_orchestrator.py`. 3. The victim loads or invokes the Skill. 4. `sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_ROOT)` places the attacker-controlled location at the front of the import search path. 5. Python resolves the imports from the spoofed package. 6. Attacker-controlled module initialization code executes with the privileges of the Skill pr ...[truncated 801 chars]
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions - Package all required implementation modules inside the reviewed Skill artifact, or install them as a separately reviewed and integrity-verified package. - Do not prepend hard-coded or potentially writable directories to `sys.path`. - If local imports are required, derive the path from `Path(__file__).resolve()` and ensure it remains within the trusted package directory. - Verify the resolved origin of imported modules using `importlib.util.find_spec()` before importing them. - Reject modules whose resolved paths fall outside an approved, read-only directory. - Run the Skill under a dedicated least-privilege account with restricted filesystem, database, and network permissions. - Include the orchestration and SQL-execution implementation in future audits so its authorization and query-safety controls can be assessed.
