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GitHub fixes major security flaws in Node.js package manager npm that could have let attackers bypass authentication and publish versions of any package

BleepingComputer Ax Sharma

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  • @npmjs Npm on x
    an update on recent security incidents across the registry as well as a look into our ongoing investments in maintaining the security of the registry (including 2FA requirements) ⬇️ https://github.blog/...
  • @dyn___ Aaron Grattafiori on x
    “Vulnerability that would allow an attacker to publish new versions of any npm package using an account without proper authorization” Existed in the registry beyond the timeframe for which logs exist (Sept '20) No evidence of exploitation but damn that could have been SO bad... h…
  • @lorenc_dan Dan Lorenc on x
    I'm always kind of worried about how the 2FA requirements will interact with automation. Does NPM have a way to use service accounts to publish? Verified builds from transparent, secured build systems is the best long term approach here. https://twitter.com/...
  • @mebeim Marco Bonelli on x
    “we received a report to our security bug bounty program of a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to publish new versions of any npm package” - oh :o https://twitter.com/...
  • @msuiche @msuiche on x
    https://github.blog/... “Second, on November 2 we received a report to our security bug bounty program of a vulnerability that would allow an attacker to publish new versions of any npm package using an account without proper authorization.” Thanks @ryanaraine for sharing
  • @ax_sharma Ax Sharma on x
    * NPM ‘replica’ service briefly leaked private scoped package names * A vulnerability could “allow an attacker to publish new versions of ANY npm package using an account without proper authorization.” * NPM to require 2FA from 2022 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ ... #opensour…