T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:23- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Package Installed Globally
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 23 and 27
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned global dependency installation
Risk Level: MediumComplete Code Snippet
bash npm install -g rn-logs-clibash bun add -g rn-logs-cliTechnical Analysis
The installation instructions resolve
rn-logs-clifrom a third-party package registry without specifying an exact reviewed version. The project provides no lockfile, integrity hash, vendored implementation, or package-source verification. Consequently, the package contents installed by these commands can change independently after this Skill has been reviewed.The global installation flag also exposes the globally available
rn-logsexecutable to replacement by the selected package version. Depending on the package manager and package contents, package lifecycle scripts may execute during installation with the privileges of the invoking user.This is a supply-chain weakness rather than evidence that the current
rn-logs-clipackage is malicious.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the package maintainer account, registry publication channel, or package itself.
- The attacker publishes a malicious version under the existing
rn-logs-clipackage name. - A user follows the Skill instructions and runs one of the unpinned global installation commands.
- The package manager resolves the attacker-controlled release and installs it globally.
- Malicious lifecycle scripts may execute during installation, or attacker-controlled behavior may run later when the user invokes
rn-logs. - The payload operates with the permissions of the account that performed the installation or executed the installed command.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary code execution with the invoking user's privileges. Potential consequences include access to files and environment variables available to that user, modification of user-owned resources, compromis ...[truncated 400 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
rn-logs-clito an exact version that has been reviewed, rather than implicitly installing the latest registry release. - Document the expected package registry, publisher, and upstream source repository.
- Verify package integrity using package-manager-supported integrity metadata or a documented checksum.
- Prefer a project-local installation governed by a committed lockfile instead of modifying the user's global executable environment.
- Disable package lifecycle scripts during installation when they are not required, and document any scripts that must run.
- Periodically review pinned releases and update them through a controlled dependency-review process.
- Avoid recommending elevated privileges for package installation.
- Pin
