T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:145- Finding
Unnecessary Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 145
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: LowVulnerable Code:
bash pip install requestsTechnical Analysis
The setup instructions install
requestswithout pinning an exact version or verifying package hashes. Consequently, package resolution depends on mutable repository state and may produce different dependency versions over time. Runningpip installalso permits package installation logic from the resolved distribution to execute in the user's Python environment.The documented audit sample does not import or use
requests, so this installation adds supply-chain exposure without supporting the demonstrated local scanning functionality. No evidence indicates that the package name is typosquatted, that a malicious package is intentionally selected, or that an unsafe package index is configured; the risk arises from the unnecessary and non-reproducible installation instruction.Attack Path
- A user follows the environment preparation instructions in
SKILL.md. - The user runs
pip install requests. pipresolves the current package and transitive dependency versions from its configured index.- If the configured index, resolved artifact, or dependency chain is compromised, malicious installation or runtime content may enter the Python environment.
- That content executes with the operating-system privileges of the user running
pipwhen installation or affected functionality triggers it.
This is a conditional supply-chain path; the audited project itself does not retrieve a remote executable payload beyond the ordinary package-installation process and does not demonstrate a compromised dependency.
Impact Assessment
Exploitation could execute code with the privileges of the account performing the installation. Depending on those privileges and the Python environment, pot ...[truncated 339 chars]
- A user follows the environment preparation instructions in
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Remediation Suggestions
- Remove the
pip install requestsinstruction because the documented scanner does not use that package. - If future functionality requires it, pin a reviewed exact version in a lock file rather than installing an unconstrained version.
- Pin and review transitive dependencies and require cryptographic hashes, such as through a hash-locked requirements file.
- Install only from an authenticated, explicitly configured trusted package index.
- Perform installation in an isolated, non-privileged virtual environment.
- Add automated dependency vulnerability and integrity checks to the release process.
- Remove the
