T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Note
- Location
- package.json:2
- Finding
- Unnecessary Third-Party Dependency Expands the Supply-Chain Attack Surface## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `package.json:2-4` **Vulnerability Type**: Unnecessary third-party dependency **Risk Level**: Low ### Vulnerable Code ```json "dependencies": { "package-lock.json": "^1.0.0" } ``` The dependency is resolved in `package-lock.json:10-14`: ```json "node_modules/package-lock.json": { "version": "1.0.0", "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/package-lock.json/-/package-lock.json-1.0.0.tgz", "integrity": "sha512-+yEXtNdlCs5N0Zy/9uvkifgf/RqnGu0WqP4j9Wu1Us4YReFe1YNBh2Krmf8B1xGxjpYnta63K55QP8bkafnOzA==" } ``` The same dependency is also declared in `pnpm-lock.yaml:8-18`: ```yaml dependencies: package-lock.json: specifier: ^1.0.0 version: 1.0.0 packages: package-lock.json@1.0.0: resolution: {integrity: sha512-+yEXtNdlCs5N0Zy/9uvkifgf/RqnGu0WqP4j9Wu1Us4YReFe1YNBh2Krmf8B1xGxjpYnta63K55QP8bkafnOzA==} snapshots: package-lock.json@1.0.0: {} ``` ### Technical Analysis The project implementation consists of a Bash script backed by SQLite and does not invoke Node.js or import the `package-lock.json` package. The dependency therefore provides no functionality required by the declared todo-management behavior. Although the reviewed lockfiles resolve version `1.0.0` from the official npm registry and pin it with an integrity hash, retaining an unrelated dependency unnecessarily introduces third-party package content into installations. This enlarges the supply-chain attack surface and creates exposure to future package compromise, unsafe version updates, registry-account takeover, or unexpected package lifecycle behavior. The reviewed evidence does not establish that the currently pinned package is malicious. The issue is the unjustified external dependency and resulting avoidable supply-chain risk. ### Attack Path 1. A user or automated build process runs `npm install` or `pnpm install`. 2. The package manager reads the dependency declaration and lockfile. 3. It downloads and installs the unrel ...[truncated 1066 chars]
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Remove the unused dependency from `package.json`: ```json { "dependencies": {} } ``` 2. Because the project has no demonstrated Node.js runtime requirement, preferably remove `package.json`, `package-lock.json`, and `pnpm-lock.yaml` entirely. 3. If package metadata must remain, regenerate both lockfiles after removing the dependency and verify that they contain no package entries. 4. Add automated dependency review to reject dependencies that are not referenced by the implementation. 5. In CI environments, use locked, reproducible installations and disable package lifecycle scripts where they are unnecessary, such as with `npm ci --ignore-scripts`.
