T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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README.md:16- Finding
Unpinned Package Execution Through npx
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
README.md:16-20
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency execution
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash ## Installation ```bash npx clawhub@latest install zernio-apitext ### Technical Analysis The installation instructions use `npx` with the mutable `@latest` package tag. When the command is executed, `npx` may download and run a version of `clawhub` that did not exist when this Skill was reviewed. Because neither an exact version nor an integrity value is specified, the effective installation code is controlled by the package registry and the package publisher at execution time. A compromised publisher account, registry, or future malicious release could consequently turn this command into an arbitrary-code execution path. This is a supply-chain weakness rather than evidence that the currently documented package is malicious. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises the `clawhub` package publisher, its release process, or the relevant package-registry account. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious package version and assigns it the `latest` tag. 3. A user follows the Skill's installation instructions and runs `npx clawhub@latest install zernio-api`. 4. `npx` retrieves the attacker-controlled version. 5. Package lifecycle hooks, the command-line entry point, or other package initialization code executes with the privileges of the user running the command. 6. The malicious package can access resources available to that user, subject to operating-system controls and the execution environment. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary code execution with the installing user's privileges. Depending on those privileges, the attacker could read or modify user-accessible files, access environment variables and development credentials, alter project files, or install additional malicious components. The c ...[truncated 162 chars]- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Replace
@latestwith an exact, reviewed package version, for example:bash npx clawhub@X.Y.Z install zernio-api - Prefer installation through a lockfile-backed project dependency so the resolved version and transitive dependencies are reproducible.
- Use package-manager integrity metadata and verify package provenance or signatures where supported.
- Review package lifecycle scripts and the published artifact before recommending a new version.
- Run installation in a restricted environment without unnecessary credentials or elevated operating-system privileges.
- Establish a controlled update process in which version changes are explicitly reviewed instead of being adopted automatically.
- Replace