Vulnerability CVE-2021-43616


Published: 2021-11-13

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.

Type:

CWE-345

(Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Npmjs -> NPM 

 References:
https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci
https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701
https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616

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