Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting nodejs-devel package, versions <1:16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+15294+54b291d2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.98% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-NODEJSDEVEL-2394187
  • published4 Feb 2022
  • disclosed15 Feb 2021

Introduced: 15 Feb 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 nodejs-devel to version 1:16.14.0-4.module+el8.6.0+15294+54b291d2 or higher.

NVD Description

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