T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:133- Finding
Unpinned Python Dependencies and Ollama Model
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, lines 133–139
Vulnerability Type:T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: MediumComplete Code Snippet:
bash pip install mcp chromadb langchain-community langchain-ollamabash ollama pull bge-m3Technical Analysis
The installation instructions reference mutable third-party package and model names without exact versions, cryptographic hashes, a lockfile, or other integrity controls. Consequently, the installed artifacts are determined by external package and model registries at installation time rather than by a reproducible, previously reviewed dependency set.
Python package installation can execute package-controlled build or installation logic. If a referenced package, transitive dependency, package registry, or maintainer account is compromised, following the documented command could execute attacker-controlled code. Future incompatible releases could also introduce vulnerabilities or silently alter behavior.
The Ollama model is likewise retrieved by a mutable name without an immutable digest. A changed or compromised model artifact could affect retrieval integrity and generated behavior, although the audited file does not demonstrate that downloading this model directly executes arbitrary native code.
Attack Path
- An attacker compromises a referenced package, one of its transitive dependencies, its maintainer account, or the package distribution infrastructure.
- The attacker publishes a malicious release under a dependency name used by the documented
pip installcommand. - A user follows the Skill installation instructions without version or hash verification.
pipdownloads the currently selected artifact and may execute attacker-controlled build or installation logic.- The malicious dependency obtains the privileges of the user performing the installation and can subsequently run inside the RAG or MCP envi ...[truncated 1046 chars]
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Pin every direct Python dependency to an reviewed exact version.
- Generate and commit a dependency lockfile that also resolves transitive dependencies.
- Require cryptographic hashes during installation, such as with a hash-locked requirements file and
pip install --require-hashes. - Configure an explicit, trusted package index and disable unintended additional indexes to reduce dependency-confusion exposure.
- Review package provenance, release signatures, maintainers, and transitive dependency changes before updating pins.
- Perform installation in an isolated virtual environment or container under a non-privileged account.
- Pin the Ollama model to an immutable digest where supported and document a trusted expected digest or checksum.
- Establish a controlled update process that reviews and tests dependency and model changes before deployment.
