Questions tagged [npm-vulnerabilities]
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Running 'npm audit fix --force' downgrades react-scripts
I have a huge problem with my project in React.
I'm trying to update the libraries on my project, but something goes
wrong.
This is the package.json.
Note that the react-scripts version is set to "^4.0.3".
{
"name": "server",
"version":…

Jonny Chuck
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Fix for vulnerability - "Critical Prototype Pollution in immer" Patched >=9.0.6
Here's a fix for the following vulnerability:
Critical Prototype Pollution in immer
Package immer
Patched in >=9.0.6 …

Juno Sprite
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Fixing NPM vulnerabilities
I am following a TypeScript tutorial.
Unfortunately, the packages are outdated and I got a warning about
vulnerabilities.
I followed a bunch of suggestions from
npm check and update package if needed, namely:
npm audit fix
npm audit fix --force
npm…

Thomas Weller
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loader-utils is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
I got some errors in my VSCode terminal in my Angular App:
loader-utils 3.0.0 - 3.2.0
Severity: high
loader-utils is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via url variable -…

luca88
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I cant Fix NPM vulnerabilities
I dont know much about npm and i need to fix that problem.
# npm audit report
semver <7.5.2
Severity: moderate
semver vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2qf-rxjj-qqgw
No fix…

Zübeyir
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npm audit force increases vulnerabilities
it initially says 23 issues but after using audit fix --force, it tries to install some depricated files? i think and the vulnerabilities increase to 56. but after using audit fix force again, it goes back to 23...
PS…

Vikram
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Npm dependency conflict
I am working on a project with Vue. I run Vue Cli and I added the Typescript plugin. I have several vulnerabilities. When I run npm audit fix it can't resolve the dependency conflict:
npm ERR! code ERESOLVE
npm ERR! ERESOLVE could not resolve
npm…

Pau Baguer
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High Vulnerability Detected in Dependency (NPM inflight) of mocha
How to Remediate: Vulnerability Detected in inflight package (Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime)
I recently ran a security scan using Checkmarx One and detected a high vulnerability in the npm inflight package (version…

Kathrine Breboneria
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vote
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SemVer vulnerabilities issue with Vite+React JS
I've created a new project to work on with vite & react JS.
Running the command npm create vite@latest works fine, and them I have to run npm install
this doesn't quite end well, because it says that there are 5 modern vulnerabilites.
and then…

Aymen ahmed Houasnia
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Semver , 7 moderate severity vulnerabilities
I have a problem with a ViteJS project, I have 7 moderate vulnerabilities with Semver:
# npm audit report
semver <7.5.2
Severity: moderate
semver vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service -…

Pimpus
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Receiving Amazon Inspector Vulnerability for xlsx, even after it has been updated to the version it asks for, any idea why?
Currently during my normal scans I am receiving a high vulnerability on my front end ECR image.
It is showing:
As you can see it registers the installed version equal to the fixed version.
My npm package has the following:
"xlsx":…

user68288
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Are there alternatives to using "fix available via npm audit fix --force"?
I downloaded a file, still trying to remember the name of it ( I will update, looking for it currently ).
I never finished installing it because I seen a message about vulnerabilities and a bunch of critical ones. I immediately reverted what I had…

AIAssistant
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Snyk vulnerability scan not recognizing overriden nested package dependencies
I am running the snyk test command on my project to identify vulnerabilities with third party libraries and came across the following vulnerabilities in react-scripts@5.0.1 ->@svgr/webpack": "^5.5.0"
Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) -…

svs
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Installed Electron 21.0.1 vulnerability warnings but npm audit fix --force keeps swapping vulnerabilities
I recently install node 18.12.0, and Electron 21.0.1. At the completion of the install of electron I was given a warning about 3 moderate vulnerabilities. I ran the suggested npm audit fix --force; but that resulted in a high vulnerability. I…

clichekiller
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How to handle outdated packages that are required by a dependency in package-lock.json?
Let’s say I have a dependency some_dep that has a vulnerability. I’m told on GitHub “Upgrade some_dep to version 2.2.3 or later.”
However, things get complicated when I see some_dep is a required dependency of a required dependency etc.
run npm…

Dashiell Rose Bark-Huss
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