T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Note
- Location
- requirements.txt:1
- Finding
- Unpinned Third-Party Dependency## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `requirements.txt:1` **Vulnerability Type**: T08: Insecure Dependencies **Risk Level**: Low ### Vulnerable Code ```text requests ``` ### Technical Analysis The `requests` dependency is declared without an exact version or integrity hash. Consequently, separate installations may resolve to different package versions over time. This weakens build reproducibility and may introduce a vulnerable or compromised future release without any corresponding repository change. The package name is legitimate and there is no evidence that the current dependency is malicious. The risk arises from unconstrained dependency resolution and the absence of integrity verification. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises the dependency distribution path or publishes a malicious release under the legitimate package. 2. A deployment installs the project dependencies from `requirements.txt`. 3. Because no exact version or hash is specified, the installer resolves and installs the affected release. 4. The dependency executes within the Python process when `scripts/update-record.py` imports or uses it. 5. Malicious dependency code could access process resources, including the `CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN` environment variable, and perform unauthorized actions. This path requires an upstream supply-chain compromise or installation from an untrusted package source; it is not directly exploitable solely through the script's command-line arguments. ### Impact Assessment A compromised dependency would execute with the operating-system privileges of the user running the skill. It could read environment variables and files accessible to that account, make outbound network requests, and modify process-accessible data. In this skill's context, exposure of `CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN` could permit unauthorized DNS changes within the zones and permissions granted to that token.
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions 1. Pin `requests` and its transitive dependencies to reviewed, exact versions using a generated lock file. 2. Enable package hash verification, such as pip's `--require-hashes` option with SHA-256 hashes for every resolved artifact. 3. Install dependencies exclusively from a trusted, explicitly configured package index. 4. Use automated dependency vulnerability scanning and a controlled update process to keep pinned versions secure. 5. Restrict the Cloudflare token to DNS-edit access for only the required zones, limiting the impact of a compromised runtime dependency. Example workflow: ```bash pip-compile --generate-hashes requirements.in python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt ```