Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting nodejs-docs package, versions <1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.98% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-NODEJSDOCS-3348375
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed13 Nov 2021

Introduced: 13 Nov 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 nodejs-docs to version 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-084.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs-docs package and not the nodejs-docs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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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