T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Create a Supply-Chain Risk
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt, lines 1–3
Vulnerability Type: T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
text ezdxf matplotlib PillowThe installation instruction that consumes this dependency file appears at
SKILL.md, line 21:text pip install -r requirements.txtTechnical Analysis
All three dependencies are specified without exact versions or cryptographic hashes. Consequently, package installation resolves whatever releases are available from the configured package index at installation time.
This makes installations non-reproducible and prevents verification that users receive dependency artifacts reviewed or tested by the project author. If a dependency release, package-index account, distribution artifact, or configured package source is compromised, following the documented setup command can install attacker-controlled code.
The finding is limited to dependency pinning and integrity controls. The audited files contain no evidence that the named packages are currently malicious or that this project intentionally retrieves a malicious package.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a listed dependency's publishing account, distribution process, or package source used by the victim.
- The attacker publishes or substitutes a malicious release under the expected package name.
- A user follows the setup instructions and runs
pip install -r requirements.txt. - Because no version or hash restrictions are present, pip may resolve and install the malicious release.
- Malicious package installation hooks or subsequently imported package code execute in the user's Python environment.
- The payload acts with the privileges of the user performing installation or running the conversion script.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary code execution under the installing or executing user's account. Depending on that account's permissions, ...[truncated 359 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
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Pin each dependency to an explicitly reviewed version using exact
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Generate and commit a lock file containing transitive dependencies rather than pinning only direct dependencies.
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Record cryptographic hashes for every permitted distribution and install with hash enforcement:
bash python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt -
Generate hashes and dependency locks through a controlled process, such as
pip-tools, and review dependency changes before updating them. -
Use a dedicated virtual environment and avoid installing dependencies with administrator privileges.
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Configure pip to use trusted package indexes explicitly and prevent fallback to untrusted or unintended sources.
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Add automated dependency vulnerability and provenance scanning to the release process.
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Test pinned updates before publishing a revised skill package.
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