CVE-2021-43616
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-43616
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2021-11-13T18:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-10-17T21:15:10
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.0.0 | 7.24.2 |
| cpe:2.3:a:npmjs:npm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 8.0.0 | 8.1.3 |
| cpe:2.3:a:netapp:next_generation_application_programming_interface:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43616 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-43616 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-04 00:42:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 14:29:51 | 2021-11-13T18:15Z | 2021-11-13T18:15:07 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 14:29:51 | 2022-10-17T21:15:10 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 14:29:51 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 14:29:55 | References | updated |