T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
package.json:24- Finding
Unnecessary and Unpinned npm Dependency Named "python"
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
package.json:24-26
Vulnerability Type: Supply-chain exposure through an unnecessary, broadly versioned dependency
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
json "dependencies": { "python": ">=3.7" },Technical Analysis
The project declares the npm package named
pythonas a runtime dependency even though the executable implementation only requires the systempython3binary. This binary requirement is already declared separately inSKILL.md.An npm package does not install or represent the Python interpreter in the same manner as a system package manager. Consequently, this declaration introduces unrelated registry-controlled code into the installation process without supporting the Skill's actual functionality.
The range
>=3.7does not constrain resolution to a reviewed release, and the project has no lockfile establishing an exact dependency version and integrity hash. Future installations can therefore resolve to package content that was not included in this audit.Attack Path
- A user or automated deployment process runs
npm installin the project. - npm resolves the registry package named
pythonusing the unrestricted>=3.7range. - The resolved package and its transitive dependencies are downloaded into the environment.
- If a resolved package release is compromised or contains unsafe lifecycle behavior, that code may execute during installation or later npm operations.
- The code runs with the privileges of the account performing the installation.
Impact Assessment
Exploitation depends on malicious or compromised registry content; no malicious dependency payload was present in the audited repository itself. If exploited, package lifecycle code could generally access files, environment variables, network resources, and processes available to the invoking user. It would not inherently obtain elevated operating-system p ...[truncated 54 chars]
- A user or automated deployment process runs
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the npm
pythondependency because it is not required byfetch_hot.py. - Retain the explicit
python3binary prerequisite in the Skill metadata. - Document the minimum supported Python interpreter version in
README.mdandSKILL.md. - If genuine npm dependencies are added later, pin reviewed versions and commit a lockfile containing integrity hashes.
- Use automated dependency review and registry provenance checks in the release workflow.
- Remove the npm
