T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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SKILL.md:68- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:68-71
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned runtime dependency installation
Risk Level: Mediumbash pip3 install requests python3 "$SKILL_PATH/scripts/imagegen.py" init --skill-name ebay-ecommerce-image-generation-editing python3 "$SKILL_PATH/scripts/imagegen.py" task --task-id <taskId>Technical Analysis
The documented setup procedure installs
requestswithout a version constraint, lockfile, cryptographic hash, explicit trusted package index, or isolated environment. Consequently, the package and its transitive dependency versions resolved at installation time can differ from those reviewed during this audit.Although no malicious dependency is currently embedded in the repository, this installation pattern creates supply-chain exposure. A compromised package release, dependency, configured package index, or future incompatible version could introduce arbitrary installation-time or import-time behavior.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a future release of
requests, one of its transitive dependencies, or a package index configured on the user's system. - The user follows the documented
pip3 install requestsinstruction. pipresolves and installs the attacker-controlled package version because no approved version or hash is enforced.- Malicious package code executes during installation or when
scripts/imagegen.pyimportsrequests. - The code runs with the privileges of the user invoking the installation or Skill.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could execute arbitrary code with the invoking user's privileges. This may expose the AI Hive API key, uploaded media, accessible local files, environment variables, and other user-level credentials. It could also alter downloaded outputs or make unauthorized network requests.
The scope is normally limited to the invoking account, but it could be broader if the user installs the dependency with elevated p ...[truncated 53 chars]
- An attacker compromises a future release of
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Remediation Suggestions
- Add a dependency manifest that pins an audited version of
requestsand every transitive dependency. - Generate and enforce cryptographic hashes, for example with a hash-locked
requirements.txtand:bash python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Document installation in a dedicated virtual environment rather than the system Python environment.
- Use an explicitly trusted package index and prevent fallback to untrusted or privately configured indexes where feasible.
- Add automated dependency vulnerability and integrity scanning to the release process.
- Periodically update pinned versions through a reviewed and tested dependency-update workflow.
- Add a dependency manifest that pins an audited version of
