CVE - CVE-2021-43616

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-43616	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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CONFIRM:https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f CONFIRM:https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ FEDORA:FEDORA-2022-97b214b298 URL:https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ MISC:https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci MISC:https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci MISC:https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 MISC:https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 MISC:https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511 MISC:https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224 MISC:https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20211113	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20211113)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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