T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:228- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party npm Dependencies
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 228–229
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependencies
Risk Level: MediumComplete Code Snippet:
markdown | Tailwind CSS | 工具 | 推荐 | npm install tailwindcss | | Framer Motion | 库 | 可选 | npm install framer-motion |Technical Analysis
The documented npm commands do not specify exact dependency versions, a lockfile, or package integrity values. Consequently, they resolve mutable package versions from the configured npm registry at installation time. The installed code may therefore differ from the version originally reviewed or intended by the skill author.
npm packages and their transitive dependencies can define lifecycle scripts that run during installation. If a named package, transitive dependency, maintainer account, or configured registry is compromised, following these instructions could execute attacker-controlled code. The finding concerns unsafe dependency installation guidance; the audit found no evidence that either named package is currently malicious.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a listed package, one of its transitive dependencies, a package maintainer account, or the registry used by the environment.
- The attacker publishes a malicious release or alters package resolution so that a malicious artifact is returned.
- A user or agent follows
SKILL.mdand runs an unpinnednpm installcommand. - npm resolves the attacker-controlled version because no reviewed exact version or integrity-controlled lockfile is required.
- Malicious code executes through an installation lifecycle script or when the dependency is subsequently imported and used.
Impact Assessment
Exploited installation scripts execute with the privileges of the user or agent running npm. Depending on those privileges and the host environment, an attacker could access project files, source code, environment variables, locally ava ...[truncated 405 chars]
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Remediation Suggestions
- Replace mutable installation commands with reviewed, exact versions, for example:
bash npm install --save-exact tailwindcss@<reviewed-version> npm install --save-exact framer-motion@<reviewed-version> - Commit
package-lock.jsonand require reproducible installation withnpm ci. - Review lockfile changes whenever dependencies are upgraded and avoid uncontrolled automated version changes.
- Use a trusted registry and enforce approved package names and scopes to reduce dependency-confusion risk.
- Verify package provenance, publisher identity, release history, and integrity before approving upgrades.
- Run dependency vulnerability and malware scanning in CI.
- Disable lifecycle scripts with
--ignore-scriptswhere package functionality permits; otherwise, explicitly review all required lifecycle scripts. - Perform dependency installation in a least-privileged, isolated build environment without unnecessary credentials or access to sensitive host resources.
- Replace mutable installation commands with reviewed, exact versions, for example:
