T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:21- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Package Installation Creates Supply-Chain Risk
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 21-25
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: Mediumbash ## Installation npm install orbcafe-ui # or pnpm add orbcafe-uiTechnical Analysis
The skill instructs users to install
orbcafe-uiwithout specifying an exact, reviewed version. Package managers will therefore resolve a currently available version according to their default behavior. The effective dependency content can change after this skill has been reviewed.npm-compatible package installation may also execute lifecycle scripts supplied by a package or its transitive dependencies. No evidence establishes that the referenced package is currently malicious; however, the unpinned installation process exposes users to future package compromise, malicious releases, dependency confusion within the transitive dependency tree, and unexpected security regressions.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the package publisher account, package repository, or a transitive dependency.
- The attacker publishes a malicious or compromised release.
- A user follows the documented
npm install orbcafe-uiorpnpm add orbcafe-uiinstruction. - The package manager resolves and downloads the compromised release because no reviewed version is pinned.
- Malicious lifecycle scripts may execute during installation, or malicious runtime code may execute when the application imports and renders
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Impact Assessment
Installation scripts can generally run with the privileges of the user executing the package manager. A successful supply-chain compromise could read user-accessible source code and credentials, modify project files, implant additional dependencies, or communicate with external systems. Runtime compromise could also affect application data and behavior within the permissions granted to the deployed application. The precise i ...[truncated 117 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
orbcafe-uito an exact version that has undergone security and provenance review, rather than resolving the latest release implicitly. - Commit a package-manager lockfile containing integrity hashes and require reproducible, frozen-lockfile installation in CI and production.
- Review both the direct package and its transitive dependency tree with dependency auditing and software-composition-analysis tools.
- Prefer verified package provenance and trusted registries, and configure registry scopes explicitly where applicable.
- Disable lifecycle scripts during installation when they are not required, such as with
npm install --ignore-scripts, and separately review any scripts that must be enabled. - Use automated dependency update tooling so version changes are reviewed and tested before adoption.
- Perform package installation in an isolated, least-privileged environment without access to unnecessary credentials or host resources.
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