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GHSA-hj9c-8jmm-8c52

GitHub Security Advisory

Packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
`npm pack` ignores root-level `.gitignore` & `.npmignore` file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=<name>`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` with workspaces, as of [v7.9.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.9.0) & [v7.13.0](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.13.0) respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include.

### Patch
- Upgrade to the latest, patched version of `npm` ([`v8.11.0`](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v8.11.0) or greater), run: `npm i -g npm@latest`
- Node.js versions [`v16.15.1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v16.15.1), [`v17.19.1`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v17.9.1) & [`v18.3.0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v18.3.0) include the patched `v8.11.0` version of `npm`

#### Steps to take to see if you're impacted
1. Run `npm publish --dry-run` or `npm pack` with an `npm` version `>=7.9.0` & `<8.11.0` inside the project's root directory using a workspace flag like: `--workspaces` or `--workspace=<name>` (ex. `npm pack --workspace=foo`)
2. Check the output in your terminal which will list the package contents (note: `tar -tvf <package-on-disk>` also works)
3. If you find that there are files included you did not expect, you should:
3.1. Create & publish a new release excluding those files (ref. ["Keeping files out of your Package"](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/using-npm/developers#keeping-files-out-of-your-package))
3.2. Deprecate the old package (ex. `npm deprecate <pkg>[@<version>] <message>`)
3.3. Revoke or rotate any sensitive information (ex. passwords, tokens, secrets etc.) which might have been exposed
### References
- [CVE-2022-29244](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29244)
- [`npm-packlist`](https://github.com/npm/npm-packlist)
- [`libnpmpack`](https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/libnpmpack)
- [`libnpmpublish`](https://github.com/npm/cli/tree/latest/workspaces/libnpmpublish)

Affected Packages

npm npm
Affected versions: 7.9.0 (fixed in 8.11.0)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-hj9c-8jmm-8c52
Published
June 2, 2022 3:37 PM
Last Modified
June 29, 2022 9:50 PM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
npm
Primary Package
npm
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 12, 2025 6:34 AM

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