T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
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requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Create a Supply-Chain Risk
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-3; installation instruction atSKILL.md:27-32
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned and integrity-unverified dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
requirements.txt:1-3:text beautifulsoup4 requests feedparserSKILL.md:27-32:markdown ## Setup Ensure you have the required Python packages installed: ```bash pip install -r "{baseDir}/requirements.txt"text ### Technical Analysis All runtime dependencies are specified without exact versions or cryptographic hashes. Consequently, the documented installation command resolves whichever package versions are available from the configured package index at installation time. Package installation can execute package-controlled build or installation logic. If a dependency account, release, distribution channel, or package index is compromised, installation behavior could change without any modification to this project. The lack of hashes also prevents pip from verifying that downloaded artifacts are the exact artifacts reviewed by the project maintainer. No evidence shows that the currently named packages are malicious. The vulnerability is the absence of dependency locking and artifact integrity controls. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises an upstream dependency, maintainer account, package release, or package index used by the environment. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious version under one of the dependency names listed in `requirements.txt`. 3. A user follows the setup instructions and runs `pip install -r requirements.txt`. 4. Because no versions or hashes are constrained, pip may retrieve the attacker-controlled release. 5. Malicious installation logic or imported runtime code executes with the privileges of the user or automation environment running the skill. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary code execu ...[truncated 440 chars]- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin every direct and transitive dependency to a reviewed version.
- Generate a lock file containing cryptographic hashes, for example with
pip-compile --generate-hashes. - Install dependencies using hash enforcement:
bash pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Review dependency updates before regenerating the lock file.
- Use a trusted package index and prevent untrusted supplemental indexes from taking precedence.
- Run dependency installation and the skill in an isolated virtual environment or container with minimal filesystem, credential, and network access.
- Add automated software-composition analysis and vulnerability scanning to the update process.