T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:8- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Python Dependency
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 8-11
Vulnerability Type:T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: MediumThe Skill declares the
requestspackage without a version constraint or integrity hash:yaml requires: bins: [python3] env: [MINIMAX_API_KEY] pip: [requests]Technical Analysis
Dependency resolution is not reproducible because the package requirement does not specify an reviewed version or expected artifact hash. An installation performed at a later date may therefore retrieve a different release from the configured Python package index.
The dependency name is legitimate and there is no evidence that the current package is malicious. However, if the package distribution, package index, maintainer account, or dependency-resolution environment were compromised, the installer could retrieve attacker-controlled code. Python packages can execute code during installation or when imported by
scripts/tts.py, potentially exposing theMINIMAX_API_KEYand any other data accessible to the process.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the package distribution channel, a relevant maintainer account, or the package index used by the deployment environment.
- The attacker publishes or substitutes a malicious package artifact that satisfies the unconstrained
requestsrequirement. - The Skill installation process resolves and installs that mutable artifact because no version or integrity hash is enforced.
- Malicious code runs during package installation or when
scripts/tts.pyimportsrequests. - The code gains the privileges of the installer or Skill process and may access environment variables, local files available to that account, and network resources.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could permit arbitrary Python code execution with the privileges of the account installing or running the Skill. Accessible data could ...[truncated 296 chars]
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requeststo a specific reviewed version rather than using an unconstrained package name. - Maintain dependencies in a lock file that records all transitive dependency versions.
- Enforce artifact integrity with cryptographic hashes, such as pip's
--require-hashesworkflow. - Install packages only from an explicitly configured and trusted package index.
- Use a dedicated virtual environment and run installation and execution as an unprivileged account.
- Add automated dependency scanning and a controlled update process so pinned versions continue to receive security patches.
- Avoid exposing unrelated secrets to the Skill process; provide only
MINIMAX_API_KEYand other variables strictly required for operation.
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