T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:22- Finding
Unverified Mandatory Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 22
Vulnerability Type: Supply-chain exposure through an unspecified dependency
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code Snippet
The instruction at line 22 states:
text REQUIRED: First check whether `pincaimao-basic` is installed. If it is not installed, install it first, and then load it to learn the common interfaces for file upload, authentication, response formats, and SSE parsing.Technical Analysis
The Skill requires the agent to install and load
pincaimao-basic, but it does not identify an authoritative package registry, repository URL, immutable version, commit, checksum, or signature.Consequently, dependency resolution is left to the executing agent or its environment. An attacker could publish or substitute a package or Skill with the expected name through dependency confusion, namespace squatting, search-result manipulation, or compromise of an unpinned upstream release.
Loading such a dependency may execute or introduce instructions that were not included in this audited package. Requiring installation also exceeds the demonstrated minimum privileges of this Skill: the documented API operations can be performed with the already declared
curlandpython3tools.Attack Path
- An attacker publishes or promotes a malicious component named
pincaimao-basic. - The agent loads this Skill and follows the mandatory prerequisite instruction.
- Because no trusted source or immutable version is specified, the agent resolves the attacker-controlled component.
- The agent installs and loads that component.
- Malicious code or instructions execute with the permissions available to the agent or installation process.
Impact Assessment
The precise impact depends on the installation mechanism and execution environment, neither of which is specified. If the dependency can execute code, it may obtain the agent's available Ba ...[truncated 419 chars]
- An attacker publishes or promotes a malicious component named
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the mandatory dependency if the API workflow can remain self-contained.
- If it is required, identify one authoritative HTTPS repository or trusted package registry.
- Pin the dependency to an immutable version or commit and provide a cryptographic checksum or signature.
- Document the exact installation command rather than allowing ambiguous package discovery.
- Require explicit user approval before installing or loading external components.
- Install the dependency in an isolated, least-privileged environment without unnecessary access to API keys, local files, or host-level package management.
- Vendor and audit the minimal required parsing or authentication logic where practical.
