T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:13- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Package Download and Execution
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Vulnerability Details
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SKILL.md:13-16andSKILL.md:21-22
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned npm and PyPI dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash npx futbol-libre-hoy npx futbol-libre-hoy --live npx futbol-libre-hoy --date YYYY-MM-DD npx futbol-libre-hoy --jsonbash pip install futbol-libre-hoy futbol-libre-hoy --liveTechnical Analysis
The skill instructs the Agent to download and execute the
futbol-libre-hoypackage without specifying a reviewed version or verifying package integrity.The
npxcommands may retrieve the current package release from the npm registry and execute its lifecycle or runtime code immediately. The Python alternative similarly installs the latest available PyPI release before executing it. The project does not contain the dependency's source code, a lockfile, integrity metadata, or hashes, so the package's effective behavior cannot be verified from the audited artifact.This creates a supply-chain risk: a compromised maintainer account, malicious replacement release, or future compromised package version could cause attacker-controlled code to run with the permissions of the Agent's operating-system account.
No evidence establishes that the current external package is malicious. The vulnerability is the unsafe, unpinned trust and execution model.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the npm or PyPI package, its maintainer account, or a release process.
- The attacker publishes a malicious release under the expected package name.
- The Agent follows
SKILL.mdand invokesnpx futbol-libre-hoyor installs the package usingpip install futbol-libre-hoy. - The package manager resolves the unpinned dependency to the attacker-controlled release.
- Package lifecycle hooks or runtime code execute locally with the Agent process's permissions.
- The malicious code can access resources available to that account and perform filesystem or network operations per ...[truncated 634 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin the npm and Python dependencies to exact, security-reviewed versions rather than resolving the latest release.
- For npm, commit a lockfile containing registry resolution and integrity metadata, and use a deterministic installation mechanism such as
npm ci. - Avoid implicit download-and-execute behavior through an unqualified
npxcommand. Install a reviewed, pinned dependency first and invoke that controlled installation. - For Python, use a locked requirements file with an exact version and cryptographic hashes, then install with hash verification enabled.
- Review the dependency source, package lifecycle scripts, transitive dependencies, and published artifacts before approving a version.
- Re-review and test dependency updates before changing the pinned version.
- Run the package in a sandbox with minimal filesystem access, no unnecessary credentials, and restricted outbound network access.
- Vendor the reviewed implementation when practical so the effective executable code remains available for audit.
