CVE-2021-43616
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.72 % · percentile 86 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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. 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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
References
- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701
- https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci
- https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616
- https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/
- https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/
- https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci
- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224
- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AC:H/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N | mitre |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · cve@mitre.org (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-30530
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-43616
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-278 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum discover · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.0.0 ≤ 7.24.2cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.0.0 ≤ 8.1.3cpe:2.3:a:netapp:next_generation_application_programming_interface:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |