T08 · Insecure Dependencies
- Location
SKILL.md:27- Finding
Unpinned Pillow Dependency from a Mutable Package Index
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
SKILL.md, line 27
Vulnerability Type: Unpinned third-party dependency installation
Risk Level: Mediumshell pip3 install pillowTechnical Analysis
The installation command does not pin Pillow to a reviewed version and does not verify the downloaded artifact using a cryptographic hash. It also relies on the package index configured in the user's pip environment without requiring a trusted source.
Consequently, the installed code can change after the skill has been reviewed. A compromised package release, package index, mirror, or pip configuration could cause an attacker-controlled distribution to be installed. Python packages may execute code during installation, and the installed Pillow package is subsequently loaded by
ppt2png.pythroughfrom PIL import Image.Attack Path
- An attacker compromises the configured package index, mirror, relevant package release, or dependency-resolution environment.
- A user follows the documented installation instruction:
shell pip3 install pillow - pip resolves and downloads mutable package content without enforcing an approved version or artifact hash.
- Malicious package code executes during installation or when
ppt2png.pyimportsPIL. - The malicious code operates with the permissions of the user who installed or executed the skill.
Impact Assessment
Successful exploitation could provide arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the installing or executing user. This could expose files and credentials accessible to that account, alter generated documents and images, or modify other user-writable resources.
The issue does not independently provide administrator privileges. Its scope is normally limited to the affected Python environment and the permissions held by the invoking user.
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Commit a dependency file containing a reviewed, exact Pillow version rather than installing an unconstrained release.
- Record cryptographic hashes for every permitted distribution and require hash verification:
shell python3 -m pip install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt - Configure
requirements.txtwith an exact version and approved hashes, for example:text Pillow==REVIEWED_VERSION --hash=sha256:REVIEWED_ARTIFACT_HASH - Document and enforce the expected trusted package index rather than inheriting an arbitrary user-configured mirror.
- Install dependencies in an isolated virtual environment with ordinary user privileges.
- Periodically review and update the pinned version and hashes after security testing.
