T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:55- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:55; related installation guidance also appears inscripts/imagegen.py:7-21
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party package installation
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code:
bash pip3 install requestsRelated runtime guidance:
python try: import requests except ImportError: print("Missing dependency: requests. Run pip3 install requests", file=sys.stderr) sys.exit(1)Technical Analysis
The setup instructions install
requestswithout a version constraint, lock file, or cryptographic integrity hash. Consequently, the version installed depends on the package index and dependency state at installation time rather than on a release reviewed together with this project.The package index is not explicitly constrained either, so
pipmay use a user-configured or environment-configured index. An attacker who compromises the upstream package, a configured package mirror, DNS or network infrastructure, or the local package-index configuration could cause an unintended package release to be installed.Although
requestsis a well-known package and there is no evidence that the project intentionally references a malicious dependency, the installation process lacks supply-chain reproducibility and integrity controls.Attack Path
- A user follows the documented command and executes
pip3 install requests. pipresolves the package using the environment's configured package indexes and selects the current compatible release.- An attacker controls or compromises the selected package source, release, or configured mirror.
- The malicious package or dependency is downloaded and installed.
- Attacker-controlled Python code executes during installation or when
imagegen.pyimports and uses the package.
Impact Assessment
Malicious dependency code would run with the privileges of the user performing the ...[truncated 440 chars]
- A user follows the documented command and executes
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
requestsand its transitive dependencies to reviewed versions in a requirements or lock file. - Include SHA-256 hashes and require verification during installation, for example:
bash python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Generate the lock file from a trusted environment and review dependency changes before updating it.
- Explicitly use a trusted package index where deployment policy permits it.
- Recommend installation inside a dedicated virtual environment rather than into a shared or system-wide Python environment.
- Add automated dependency vulnerability and provenance checks to the release process.
- Pin
