#VU63842 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in CLI - CVE-2021-43616
Published: May 31, 2022 / Updated: June 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63842
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43616
CWE-ID: CWE-345
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
CLI
CLI
Software vendor:
npm Inc.
npm Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient verification of data authenticity in the npm ci command. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability to install malware that was supposed to have been blocked by an exact version match requirement in package-lock.json.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v7/commands/npm-ci
- https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2701
- 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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NXNVFKOF5ZYH5NIRWHKN6O6UBCHDV6FE/