T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:130- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Python Dependency
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 130–134 and 226–232
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned dependency installation without integrity verification
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
bash # Install Python dependencies pip install dockerThe dependency table repeats the same installation instruction:
markdown | Dependency | Type | Required | Installation | |:-----------|:-----|:---------|:-------------| | docker | Python library | Yes | `pip install docker` |Technical Analysis
The skill directs users or an executing Agent to install the
dockerpackage without specifying an audited version, verifying package hashes, using a lock file, or requiring a trusted package index. Consequently, the package version and its transitive dependency set may change independently of the reviewed skill.Python package installation may execute package-controlled build or installation logic. If the package, one of its dependencies, the configured package index, or the dependency resolution process is compromised, following this instruction could introduce and execute attacker-controlled code. The audit found no evidence that the named
dockerpackage is currently malicious; the vulnerability is the unsafe and non-reproducible dependency installation process.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a future release of the dependency, a transitive dependency, or the package distribution channel available to the target.
- A user or Agent follows the documented
pip install dockerinstruction. - Package resolution retrieves the attacker-controlled or compromised release because no version or hash is enforced.
- Malicious build, installation, import-time, or runtime code executes in the installation environment.
- The payload acts with the privileges and environmental access of the user or Agent that invoked
pip.
Impact Assessment
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- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin the dependency to a specifically reviewed version rather than installing the latest available release:
text docker==<audited-version> - Generate a lock file containing cryptographic hashes for the direct dependency and all transitive dependencies.
- Install with hash enforcement, such as:
bash python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Configure and document an approved HTTPS package index. Avoid untrusted mirrors, additional indexes, and ambiguous dependency sources.
- Perform installation in an isolated virtual environment under a non-privileged account.
- Audit dependency updates before changing the pinned version, including transitive dependencies and published package provenance.
- Avoid installing packages from within a context that exposes sensitive credentials or direct Docker daemon access unless strictly required.
- Pin the dependency to a specifically reviewed version rather than installing the latest available release:
