T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:21- Finding
Unpinned and Unaudited Third-Party npm Dependency
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SKILL.md, lines 21–25
Vulnerability Type:T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: Mediumbash ## Installation ```bash npm install orbcafe-ui # or pnpm add orbcafe-uitext ### Technical Analysis The documented installation commands do not specify an exact version of `orbcafe-ui`. They therefore resolve a registry-selected package version at installation time. The project contains no dependency lockfile, integrity hash, vendored source, or package implementation through which the installed package and its transitive dependencies could be verified. This creates a supply-chain risk because the reviewed skill text does not uniquely identify the code that users will install. A future compromised, malicious, or unexpectedly changed release could execute npm lifecycle scripts during installation or unsafe code when the imported component is used. The available project evidence does not establish that `orbcafe-ui` is currently malicious; the confirmed issue is the unsafe, non-reproducible dependency installation practice. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises the package publisher account, registry distribution path, or a future package release. 2. The attacker publishes a release containing a malicious lifecycle script or malicious runtime component. 3. A user follows the documented unpinned `npm install orbcafe-ui` or `pnpm add orbcafe-ui` command. 4. The package manager resolves and downloads the attacker-controlled release. 5. Malicious lifecycle code may execute during installation, or malicious runtime code may execute when `CustomizeAgent` is loaded by the application. ### Impact Assessment Installation-time code could act with the privileges of the user or automation account running the package manager. Depending on that environment, this may permit access to source code, environment variables, developer credentials, CI/CD secrets, and writable p ...[truncated 332 chars]- Remediation
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orbcafe-uito an exact version that has been reviewed rather than relying on registry-selected resolution. - Commit and enforce a package-manager lockfile to make dependency resolution reproducible.
- Review the package’s published source, lifecycle scripts, provenance, integrity metadata, and transitive dependency tree before adoption.
- Use reproducible CI installation, such as
npm ci, and consider disabling lifecycle scripts with--ignore-scriptswhen package functionality permits. - Configure automated dependency scanning and controlled update review.
- Restrict package installation jobs to least-privileged, isolated environments without unnecessary production credentials.
- Prefer registry policies that require package integrity verification and trusted publisher provenance.
- Pin
