T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Permit Unreviewed Supply-Chain Changes
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
requirements.txt:1-6; installation instruction atREADME.md:29andSKILL.md:493
Vulnerability Type: Unrestricted future dependency resolution
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
requirements.txt:1-6:text numpy>=1.23.0 scipy>=1.10.0 reportlab>=4.0.0 openpyxl>=3.1.0 matplotlib>=3.7.0 pandas>=2.0.0Installation instruction:
bash pip install -r requirements.txtTechnical Analysis
Every dependency is specified using only a minimum version. There are no exact version pins, upper bounds, package hashes, or lockfile. Consequently, installing the project at a later date may resolve to dependency versions that were not present during this audit.
Python packages can execute package-controlled build or installation logic, and their runtime code is imported with the privileges of the user running the Skill. If an upstream release or its distribution account is compromised, following the documented installation command may introduce code that was never reviewed with this project. Uncontrolled upgrades can also silently change statistical calculations, spreadsheet handling, or generated reports.
No currently listed package was identified as malicious. The risk is the absence of controls preventing future, unreviewed supply-chain changes.
Attack Path
- An upstream dependency release or package distribution account is compromised.
- A malicious or otherwise unsafe version is published while still satisfying the minimum-version constraint.
- A user follows the documented
pip install -r requirements.txtinstruction. - The package resolver selects the newly published, unaudited version.
- Package-controlled code executes during installation, import, or normal report processing with the installing user's privileges.
Impact Assessment
A compromised dependency would run under the account that installs ...[truncated 296 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin every runtime dependency to an explicitly reviewed version.
- Generate and commit a reproducible lockfile appropriate for the deployment workflow.
- Record cryptographic hashes and install with hash verification, such as
pip install --require-hashes. - Review dependency updates before changing pins, including release history, transitive dependencies, and published artifacts.
- Build and test dependencies in an isolated virtual environment or container without unnecessary secrets or filesystem access.
- Add automated vulnerability and dependency-integrity scanning to the release process.
- Keep source indexes explicitly configured to trusted repositories and disable unexpected supplemental indexes.
