T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:75- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependency Installation
- Content
View full analysis
Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md:75
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned dependency installation from the active Python package index
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code:
bash pip3 install requestsTechnical Analysis
The documented installation procedure installs
requestswithout a version constraint, cryptographic hash, lockfile, or isolated virtual environment. The package artifact ultimately installed therefore depends on the state and configuration of the user's active Python package index at installation time.Although
requestsis a legitimate package, this installation pattern does not ensure that users receive a previously audited release. A compromised package index or mirror, poisoned pip configuration, or maliciously replaced artifact could introduce attacker-controlled code. Installation into the global Python environment may also change dependencies used by unrelated applications.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises or controls the Python package source or mirror configured on the victim's system.
- The attacker supplies a malicious or modified artifact in response to the unpinned
requestsdependency request. - The user follows the installation command in
SKILL.md. - pip downloads and installs the attacker-controlled artifact without verifying a project-provided hash.
- Malicious package code can execute during installation or when
scripts/videogen.pyimportsrequests.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could execute code with the privileges of the user running pip or the Skill. This may expose local files, the AI Hive API key, uploaded media, and other credentials accessible to that account. If pip is run with elevated privileges, the impact could extend to system-wide Python packages and privileged filesystem locations.
The repository does not itself contain a malicious dependency name, and exploitation requires compromise or manip ...[truncated 47 chars]
- Remediation
View remediation
Remediation Suggestions
- Pin
requestsand its transitive dependencies to reviewed versions in a lockfile. - Require cryptographic hashes during installation, such as through a hash-locked requirements file and
pip install --require-hashes. - Document installation inside a dedicated virtual environment instead of the global Python environment.
- Use a trusted, explicitly configured package index and require TLS certificate validation.
- Add automated dependency vulnerability and integrity scanning to the release process.
- Periodically update the lockfile after reviewing security advisories and release changes.
- Pin
