T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
- Location
- requirements.txt:1
- Finding
- Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Permit Unreviewed Package Updates<![CDATA[ ## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `requirements.txt`, lines 1-5 **Vulnerability Type**: Unpinned third-party dependencies and supply-chain exposure **Risk Level**: Medium ### Vulnerable Code ```text openai>=1.0.0 replicate>=0.20.0 requests>=2.31.0 pillow>=10.0.0 python-dotenv>=1.0.0 ``` The documentation also recommends installing these dependencies without version or integrity constraints: ```bash pip install openai requests pillow replicate python-dotenv ``` ### Technical Analysis Every dependency uses an open-ended lower-bound constraint. Consequently, installation can resolve to any future package version published under these package names. No lock file, upper version constraint, or package hash is provided to ensure that installed artifacts are the versions reviewed during this audit. Python packages can execute code during installation and whenever imported. This Skill imports these packages while API credentials are available in the process environment. A compromised package release, compromised maintainer account, or malicious transitive dependency could therefore execute code with the privileges of the user running the Skill. This does not demonstrate that the currently named packages are malicious. The vulnerability is the absence of reproducible and integrity-verified dependency resolution. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises a dependency maintainer account, package release process, or transitive dependency. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious release whose version satisfies the open-ended `>=` constraint. 3. A user follows the documented installation command or runs `pip install -r requirements.txt`. 4. Package resolution selects the malicious release. 5. Attacker-controlled code executes during installation or when the package is imported. 6. The malicious code inherits the user's filesystem and network access and may read API keys loaded from the environment or `.env`. ### Impact Assessment Successful expl ...[truncated 421 chars]
- Remediation
- <![CDATA[ ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Pin every direct dependency to an exact, reviewed version, for example: ```text openai==<reviewed-version> replicate==<reviewed-version> requests==<reviewed-version> pillow==<reviewed-version> python-dotenv==<reviewed-version> ``` 2. Generate and commit a lock file that includes transitive dependencies. 3. Record cryptographic hashes and install with hash enforcement: ```bash python -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt ``` 4. Update the documentation so that it references only the locked requirements file rather than unconstrained package names. 5. Perform dependency updates through a controlled review process that includes vulnerability scanning, release-note review, and testing. 6. Install dependencies in an isolated virtual environment under a non-privileged account. 7. Avoid exposing production API credentials during dependency installation or first import validation. ]]>