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CVE-2021-43616 Detail

Disputed     

Current Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci Product  Vendor Advisory 
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci
https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511
https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/
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 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-43616
NVD Published Date:
11/13/2021
NVD Last Modified:
08/04/2024
Source:
MITRE