T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:125- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 125–130
Vulnerability Type:T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code Snippet:
markdown ### Prerequisites (approximately 30 seconds) 1. Confirm that Python 3.8+ is installed 2. Install dependencies: ```bash pip install pandas chardettext The dependency table at lines 295–296 only specifies minimum versions and does not make installation reproducible: ```markdown | pandas | Third-party library | Required | `pip install pandas` | 1.3+ | | chardet | Third-party library | Required | `pip install chardet` | 4.0+ |Technical Analysis
The Skill instructs the Agent to install
pandasandchardetwithout exact version constraints or package integrity hashes. Although these package names and the default PyPI source are not inherently suspicious, the installation command resolves whichever compatible releases and transitive dependencies are available through the environment's configured package index at execution time.Minimum-version documentation such as
1.3+or4.0+does not constrain the providedpip installcommand and permits future, unaudited releases. The absence of a lock file and cryptographic hashes also prevents verification that downloaded artifacts are the same artifacts reviewed by the Skill publisher.Python packages or their dependencies can execute code during installation, import, or normal runtime. Consequently, compromise of a package release, transitive dependency, configured package index, or package-resolution environment could introduce executable code into the Agent environment.
Attack Path
- An Agent or user follows the prerequisite instructions in
SKILL.md. - The command
pip install pandas chardetis executed with the Agent's current operating-system privileges. - pip contacts the configured package index and dynamically resolves current package releases a ...[truncated 1301 chars]
- An Agent or user follows the prerequisite instructions in
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
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Pin each direct dependency to an exact, reviewed version using
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Generate a lock file that records all transitive dependencies and their exact versions.
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Require cryptographic hashes for every downloaded distribution, for example:
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Obtain packages only from an explicitly configured, trusted package index or an internally controlled artifact repository.
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Review and refresh pinned dependencies through a controlled update process that includes vulnerability scanning and testing.
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Install dependencies in an isolated virtual environment or container under a non-privileged account.
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Avoid running pip with administrator or root privileges.
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Bundle the missing
csv_processorimplementation or identify its authenticated, pinned source so users do not guess and install an unrelated similarly named package.
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