T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
README.md:28- Finding
Unpinned Packages Executed Through npx
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
README.md, lines 28–34
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party executable dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash npx clawhub@latest install meeting-notebash npx skills add <owner>/meeting-noteTechnical Analysis
The documented installation commands use
npx, which can retrieve and execute third-party package code on the local system. The first command explicitly selects the mutablelatestrelease ofclawhub, rather than a reviewed and immutable version. The second command does not pin theskillspackage version and uses an unspecified repository owner.Consequently, the code executed by these commands can change after this project has been audited. Compromise of a package, publisher account, package registry, or referenced repository could cause users following the installation instructions to execute attacker-controlled code. No integrity hash, lockfile, immutable commit, or other verification mechanism is specified.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the publishing account, package, registry entry, or referenced skill repository.
- The attacker publishes a malicious version under the mutable package reference or controls the repository substituted for the placeholder owner.
- A user follows the documented installation command.
npxdownloads the currently resolved package and runs its CLI or lifecycle code.- The malicious code executes with the privileges of the user running the installation command.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary code execution under the installing user's account. Depending on that account's permissions and environment, this could expose accessible files, credentials, environment variables, development repositories, and network resources, or allow modification of user-owned configuration and project files. Administrative or root-level ...[truncated 143 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin each CLI package to an exact, reviewed version instead of using
@latestor an implicit current version. - Replace the repository owner placeholder with the exact verified publisher and repository.
- Where supported, pin the installed skill to an immutable commit digest or signed release.
- Publish expected integrity hashes or signature-verification instructions.
- Review package lifecycle scripts and the dependency tree before recommending installation.
- Advise users to run installation without administrative privileges and in an isolated environment when practical.
- Establish a controlled update process in which new dependency versions are reviewed before documentation pins are changed.
- Pin each CLI package to an exact, reviewed version instead of using
