CVE-2021-43616 – npm: npm ci succeeds when package-lock.json doesn't match package.json

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2021-43616

13 Nov 2021 — 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 dependenc... • https://github.com/icatalina/CVE-2021-43616 • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity •