T08 · Insecure Dependencies
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scripts/foc_param_id_arduino.py:46- Finding
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
scripts/foc_param_id_arduino.py, line 46
Vulnerability Type: T08: Insecure Dependencies
Risk Level: LowVulnerable installation command:
bash pip install scipyTechnical Analysis
When SciPy is unavailable, the script displays an instruction to install the package without specifying a reviewed version, cryptographic hashes, or a trusted package index. Dependency resolution is therefore not reproducible and may select a future or otherwise unexpected release.
The package name itself is legitimate, and the script does not automatically execute the installation command. Exploitation consequently depends on a user following the guidance in an environment where the package index, package source, DNS resolution, or pip configuration is attacker-controlled, or where a selected upstream release has been compromised.
Attack Path
- A user runs functionality that requires SciPy in an environment where SciPy is unavailable.
- The script presents the unpinned
pip install scipyinstruction. - The user executes the command.
- Pip resolves the dependency through the user's configured package indexes without a required version or hash.
- An attacker who controls or influences that dependency source supplies a malicious or compromised distribution.
- Package installation code or imported package code executes with the privileges of the user running pip or the analysis script.
Impact Assessment
A malicious dependency could execute arbitrary code with the installing user's privileges. Depending on those privileges and the environment, this could permit access to user-readable files, modification of the Python environment, theft of credentials available to that user, or further local compromise.
The practical risk is limited because no automatic installation occurs, the named package is the legitimate
scipypackage rather than an apparent typosquat, ...[truncated 92 chars]- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Declare a reviewed, exact SciPy version in a dependency manifest, such as
requirements.txt. - Generate and verify cryptographic hashes for SciPy and all transitive dependencies.
- Install dependencies with hash enforcement:
bash python -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Document the approved package index and reject unintended extra indexes:
bash python -m pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Recommend installation inside a dedicated virtual environment rather than a privileged or system-wide Python environment.
- Add automated dependency review and update procedures so pinned versions receive controlled security upgrades.
- Replace the inline generic installation prompt with a reference to the reviewed dependency manifest.
- Declare a reviewed, exact SciPy version in a dependency manifest, such as