Questions tagged [npm]
npm is a package manager for Node.js
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How to vet third-party developer packages
Looking to create a form where developers can submit requests for packages to be installed. We want to create a list of questions that can help us determine whether or not a package is safe. What are ...
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Is it OK to not update devdependencies?
When checking third party libraries used in package.json and build.gradle files with tools such as Snyk, they allow the option to check for devdependencies. A lot of the time there is vulnerabilities ...
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Are devDependencies in Node.js exploitable?
I am well aware that the best approach is to update any dependency, no matter whether it is a development dependency or a runtime/production dependency.
But from a research prospective, I want to know ...
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How to deal with prototype pollution attack vulnerability in lodash?
lodash has been reported to be vulnerable to the so called prototype pollution attack in versions up to (excluding) 4.17.5
See https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3721
Now lodash is the most ...
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How do atom's apm and npm verify package integrity?
Are there built in verification methods to make sure the packages contain the correct code? Do they use a hash of some sort?
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How does npm’s ECDSA signing system improve security?
I have not been able to find a single page that actually explains how npm’s
ECDSA signing system works.
The closest I could find is the official documentation, but as far as I can
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