T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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scripts/requirements.txt:1- Finding
Unpinned Third-Party Dependencies Allow Mutable Supply-Chain Code
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Vulnerability Details
File Locations:
scripts/requirements.txt:1README.md:33README.md:48references/wrong-question-notebook.md:58
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned and mutable third-party dependencies
Risk Level: MediumVulnerable Code
scripts/requirements.txt:1:text tencentcloud-sdk-python>=3.0.0README.md:33:bash pip install -r scripts/requirements.txtREADME.md:48:bash npx clawhub@latest install homework-companionreferences/wrong-question-notebook.md:58:bash pip install openpyxlTechnical Analysis
The project installs executable third-party components without pinning them to exact, reviewed versions:
tencentcloud-sdk-python>=3.0.0permits any current or future release satisfying the lower bound.pip install openpyxlresolves whichever compatible release is current at installation time.npx clawhub@latestexplicitly downloads and executes a mutable registry release.
Consequently, installations are not reproducible and the code executed by users can differ from the code available when this project was audited. No malicious dependency is present in the reviewed repository, but a future compromised, hijacked, or unexpectedly incompatible upstream release could become part of the effective execution chain without any change to this repository.
Hash verification is also absent, so package integrity is delegated entirely to the package registry and transport infrastructure.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises an upstream package, package-maintainer account, release pipeline, or distribution channel used by
tencentcloud-sdk-python,openpyxl, or theclawhubCLI. - The attacker publishes a malicious release that satisfies the unconstrained requirement, or replaces the release selected by the
latesttag. - A user follows the documented installation command.
pipornpxresolves and downloads the attacker-controlled release.- Package in ...[truncated 1214 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
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Replace lower-bound and unconstrained requirements with exact versions that have been reviewed and tested:
text tencentcloud-sdk-python==<reviewed-version> openpyxl==<reviewed-version> -
Generate a lock file containing all transitive dependencies rather than pinning only direct dependencies.
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Record and verify package hashes. For Python dependencies, use a fully hashed requirements file and install it with:
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Add
openpyxlto the project's reviewed dependency manifest instead of instructing users to install it separately. -
Replace
npx clawhub@latestwith an exact, reviewed CLI version. Where supported, verify package provenance, signatures, and integrity before execution. -
Install dependencies in a dedicated virtual environment with minimum filesystem permissions. Avoid exposing unrelated secrets during installation.
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Use automated dependency monitoring, but require review and testing before updating pinned versions or hashes.
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Document the dependency-update procedure so that version changes undergo security review rather than being selected automatically at installation time.
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