Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting nodejs:16/nodejs-nodemon package, versions <0:2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.46% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-NODEJS-5616555
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed30 May 2022

Introduced: 30 May 2022

CVE-2021-43616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 nodejs:16/nodejs-nodemon to version 0:2.0.15-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:4796.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs:16/nodejs-nodemon package and not the nodejs:16/nodejs-nodemon package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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