T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:14- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Allow Unreviewed Supply-Chain Changes
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:14
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: Mediumbash pip install azure-ai-voicelive aiohttp azure-identityTechnical Analysis
The installation command does not constrain dependency versions or verify package integrity with hashes. Consequently, executing it resolves whatever compatible package versions are available from the configured Python package index at installation time.
The listed package names are consistent with the Skill's declared Azure Voice Live functionality, and no evidence of typosquatting or an intentionally malicious package was found. Nevertheless, the absence of reviewed version pins and integrity verification makes installations non-reproducible and permits unreviewed upstream releases or compromised transitive dependencies to enter the environment.
Attack Path
- An upstream package account, release pipeline, package-index entry, or transitive dependency is compromised.
- The attacker publishes a malicious release that satisfies the unconstrained installation command.
- A user follows the Skill's installation instructions.
pipresolves and installs the malicious or compromised release.- Malicious package code runs during installation, import, or application execution with the privileges of the invoking user.
This path depends on an upstream supply-chain compromise; the audited project does not itself retrieve or execute a hidden payload.
Impact Assessment
A compromised dependency could execute code with the installing user's privileges. Depending on the runtime environment, this could expose local files, environment variables, Azure credentials available through the credential chain, microphone data, and network access. It could also alter application behavior or transmit data to unauthorized destinations.
The affected scope is the Python environment and user accou ...[truncated 137 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin each direct dependency to a reviewed version.
- Generate a lock file that also constrains transitive dependencies.
- Record and enforce package hashes, such as with:
bash pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Obtain packages only from a trusted, explicitly configured package index.
- Use an isolated virtual environment with no unnecessary credentials or permissions.
- Add automated dependency vulnerability and provenance checks to the release process.
- Periodically update pins through a controlled review and testing workflow rather than resolving unrestricted versions during installation.