T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:177- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 177
Vulnerability Type: Insecure third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
markdown | catt | Python工具 | 必需 | `pip install catt` |Technical Analysis
The skill instructs users or an executing agent to install
cattfrom the default Python package index without pinning a reviewed version or verifying package hashes. It also does not require an isolated environment or identify a trusted package repository.Consequently, the code installed by this command may change after the skill has been audited. A compromised package release, package-index compromise, or unexpected upstream update could introduce malicious code. Python packages may execute code during installation through build hooks, and the installed
cattexecutable subsequently runs with the invoking user's privileges.This instruction also conflicts with the document's general claim that dependencies use version locking and integrity verification, because neither control is present in the actual installation command.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the upstream
cattproject, its release credentials, or the package distribution channel. - The attacker publishes a malicious release that is selected by the unversioned
pip install cattcommand. - A user or agent follows the skill instructions and installs the dependency.
- Malicious code executes through package build or installation hooks, or when a documented
cattcommand is subsequently invoked. - The malicious code operates with the filesystem, process, and network permissions of the user running the agent.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could allow arbitrary code execution under the invoking user's account. Depending on that account's permissions, an attacker could read or modify accessible files, access environment variables, initiate network connections, tamp ...[truncated 322 chars]
- An attacker compromises the upstream
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
cattto an explicitly reviewed version rather than installing the latest available release. - Record dependency hashes in a requirements file and install with hash enforcement, for example:
bash python -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Install the dependency in a dedicated virtual environment or similarly isolated runtime using an unprivileged account.
- Document the verified package identity and approved package index to reduce dependency-confusion and repository-spoofing risks.
- Review build metadata and transitive dependencies before approving upgrades.
- Use automated dependency and supply-chain scanning, and update the pinned version only after security review.
- Replace the unsupported dependency-locking claim in the documentation with controls that are actually implemented.
- Pin
