T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:53- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 53
Vulnerability Type: Supply-chain risk from mutable, unverified dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash # Install dependencies pip install aiohttp pydub python-telegram-botTechnical Analysis
The installation command retrieves three third-party packages without pinning their versions or verifying their cryptographic hashes. Consequently, the installed code can differ from the code that existed when this Skill was audited. Python package installation can execute package build and installation logic with the privileges of the invoking user.
This does not prove that any named package is malicious. The vulnerability is the absence of controls ensuring that users receive reviewed, immutable dependency artifacts. A compromised publisher account, malicious future release, or affected transitive dependency could introduce arbitrary code.
The pre-scan warning concerning a
curl | bashinstallation flow is not substantiated by the audited file. Lines 49–50 pipe an ElevenLabs JSON API response intopython3 -m json.toolfor formatting rather than into a shell.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a dependency publisher, release process, package index account, or relevant transitive dependency.
- The attacker publishes a malicious version that satisfies pip's unconstrained resolution.
- A user follows the documented
pip installcommand. - Pip downloads the mutable release and executes any applicable build or installation logic.
- Malicious code runs under the invoking user's account and may subsequently execute whenever the dependency is imported.
Impact Assessment
Exploitation could provide arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running pip or the application. Accessible resources may include project files, user-writable files, network access, Telegram bot data, and process environment varia ...[truncated 232 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
- Move dependencies into a reviewed requirements or lock file and pin exact versions, including transitive dependencies.
- Record approved artifact hashes and install with:
bash python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Generate and review the lock file using a reproducible dependency-management process.
- Use an isolated virtual environment and avoid installing packages as root or with
sudo. - Regularly scan locked dependencies for known vulnerabilities and review dependency updates before changing pins.
- Where practical, use a trusted internal package mirror containing only approved artifacts.