T08 · Insecure Dependencies
Warning
- Location
- SKILL.md:24
- Finding
- Unpinned Global npm Package Installation Creates a Supply-Chain Risk## Vulnerability Details **File Location**: `SKILL.md:24-28` **Vulnerability Type**: Unpinned third-party dependency installed globally **Risk Level**: Medium ### Vulnerable Code ```markdown ## Install ```bash npm install -g arise-browser ``` ``` ### Technical Analysis The installation instructions retrieve the latest version of `arise-browser` from the npm registry and install it globally. No exact version, lockfile, package integrity hash, or verified artifact is specified. Consequently, the code installed by users may differ from the version that was reviewed. A compromised maintainer account, malicious package release, or upstream registry compromise could introduce arbitrary code. npm installation may also execute package lifecycle scripts with the privileges of the user performing the installation. This finding establishes an unsafe dependency acquisition pattern; it does not establish that the current npm package is malicious. ### Attack Path 1. An attacker compromises the npm package, its publisher account, or its release process. 2. The attacker publishes a malicious version under the legitimate package name. 3. A user follows the documented `npm install -g arise-browser` instruction. 4. npm downloads the attacker-controlled current version without checking it against an audited version or integrity value. 5. Malicious lifecycle or runtime code executes with the installing user's privileges. 6. Because the installation is global, the compromised executable remains available to later sessions and projects. ### Impact Assessment Successful exploitation could provide code execution under the installing user's account. Depending on that account's privileges, the malicious package could access user files, environment variables, browser data, credentials, and network resources. A global installation also increases the affected scope because subsequent invocations from unrelated directories may execute t ...[truncated 23 chars]
- Remediation
- ## Remediation Suggestions - Pin the package to a specifically audited version, for example `arise-browser@X.Y.Z`. - Publish and verify cryptographic integrity information for the approved artifact. - Use a project-local dependency and lockfile rather than a global installation where practical. - Run `npm ci` against a committed lockfile in controlled deployments. - Review package provenance, publisher controls, and release signatures. - Disable npm lifecycle scripts during installation where they are unnecessary, then explicitly perform any required trusted build step. - Execute the browser service in a dedicated, least-privileged account or container. - Establish an update process in which new versions are reviewed before changing the pinned version.