** DISPUTED ** The npm ci command in npm 7.x and 8.x through 8.1.3 proceeds with an installation even if dependency information in package-lock.json differs from package.json. This behavior is inconsistent with the documentation, and makes it easier for attackers to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json. NOTE: The npm team believes this is not a vulnerability. It would require someone to socially engineer package.json which has different dependencies than package-lock.json. That user would have to have file system or write access to change dependencies. The npm team states preventing malicious actors from socially engineering or gaining file system access is outside the scope of the npm CLI.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511 | |
| https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci | |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224 |
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Information
Published : 2021-11-13 10:15
Updated : 2022-10-17 14:15
NVD link : CVE-2021-43616
Mitre link : CVE-2021-43616
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-345
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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Products Affected
fedoraproject
- fedora
npmjs
- npm
netapp
- next_generation_application_programming_interface