T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:137- Finding
Unnecessary and Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 137
Vulnerability Type: Unverified third-party package installation
Risk Level: Lowbash pip install requestsTechnical Analysis
The setup instructions direct the Agent to install
requestswithout specifying an audited version, verifying package hashes, or constraining the package index. The documented conversion implementation only imports the Python standard-librarysubprocessmodule and does not userequests, making this an unnecessary dependency.An unconstrained
pip installresolves the package and its transitive dependencies from the environment's configured package index. If that index, a package release, or the dependency resolution path is compromised, installation may introduce attacker-controlled code. Source distributions and malicious build dependencies may execute code during package installation.Attack Path
- A user or Agent follows the environment preparation instructions.
- The Agent executes
pip install requests. pipconsults the environment's configured package index without enforcing a version or cryptographic hashes.- An attacker who controls or has compromised the selected package source, package release, or resolution path supplies a malicious distribution or build dependency.
- Attacker-controlled code executes during installation or is installed for later execution.
This path requires compromise or manipulation of the configured package supply chain; the audited file does not itself identify or retrieve a malicious package.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could execute code with the privileges of the account running
pip. This may permit access to files, environment variables, credentials, and network resources available to that account. System-wide impact is possible if installation is performed by an administrator, although the Skill does not request elevated privileges. Th ...[truncated 93 chars]- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove
pip install requests, because the documented implementation does not import or use that package. - If future functionality requires it, declare the dependency in a reviewed lock file with an exact version and cryptographic hashes.
- Install dependencies only from an explicitly trusted package index.
- Use an isolated virtual environment rather than the system Python environment.
- Prefer binary wheels from trusted publishers and disable unneeded source builds.
- Run dependency vulnerability and provenance checks as part of the release process.
- Never perform package installation with administrator privileges unless it is strictly required.
- Remove
