CVE-2021-43616
"npm Social Engineering Dependency Manipulation"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 4, 2024, 4:16 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-43616 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-43616
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-43616.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci | |
| https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511 | |
| https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224 | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ | |
| https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Repo demonstrating CVE-2021-43616 / https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-43616 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-43616 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 04, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag MITRE disputed -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. 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. Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed 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. ** 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. Added Reference https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-972900511 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-ci [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701#issuecomment-979054224 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci Vendor Advisory https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci Product, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f No Types Assigned https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/npm/cli/commit/457e0ae61bbc55846f5af44afa4066921923490f [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:next_generation_application_programming_interface:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211210-0002/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0 No Types Assigned https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0 Exploit, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://medium.com/cider-sec/this-time-we-were-lucky-85c0dcac94a0 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci No Types Assigned https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 No Types Assigned https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 No Types Assigned https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-345 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (including) 7.24.2 *cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.1.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 15, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-43616 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-43616
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.46 }} 0.66%
score
0.90167
percentile