T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
- Location
- SKILL.md:14
- Finding
- Unpinned Third-Party Package Installation## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `SKILL.md`, lines 14-22 **Vulnerability Type**: Unpinned and unverified third-party dependencies **Risk Level**: Medium ### Vulnerable Code ```markdown **Python:** ```bash pip install tavily-python ``` **JavaScript:** ```bash npm install @tavily/core ``` ``` ### Technical Analysis The installation instructions retrieve the current versions of `tavily-python` and `@tavily/core` without pinning reviewed versions or verifying package integrity. Consequently, the code installed by a user can differ from the code available when this skill was audited. Package installation can run package build logic, installation hooks, and code from transitive dependencies. If a package release, maintainer account, registry, or transitive dependency is compromised, following these instructions could introduce attacker-controlled code. The project does not provide lockfiles, package hashes, trusted-registry constraints, or an allowlist of reviewed versions. This finding identifies a supply-chain hardening deficiency. The audited file contains no evidence that either named package is currently malicious. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises a referenced package, one of its transitive dependencies, its maintainer account, or the package registry distribution channel. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious version that satisfies the unconstrained installation command. 3. A user follows the instructions and runs `pip install tavily-python` or `npm install @tavily/core`. 4. The package manager resolves and downloads the malicious release because no version or integrity constraint prevents it. 5. Attacker-controlled code executes through installation/build hooks or when the installed library is imported and used. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation could execute code with the privileges of the user or automation account running the package manager. Depending on that acc ...[truncated 328 chars]
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions - Pin each dependency to a specifically reviewed version rather than installing an unconstrained latest release. - Supply lockfiles for reproducible installations and update them through a controlled dependency-review process. - For Python, use a hash-locked requirements file and install it with `pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt`. - For JavaScript, commit `package-lock.json` and direct users to use `npm ci` instead of unconstrained installation. - Configure package managers to use approved registries and reject unexpected dependency sources. - Review transitive dependencies and use automated vulnerability and provenance scanning. - Perform package installation in a least-privileged, isolated environment without unnecessary secrets or host filesystem access. - Document a controlled process for reviewing and updating pinned versions.