Misconfigured Package Management
Don't Return to Misconfigured Package Management (Misconfigured NuGet, Misconfigured Maven, Misconfigured Gradle, Misconfigured NPM, Misconfigured pip, Misconfigured Cargo)
TLDR: Misconfigured package management systems can expose applications to vulnerabilities such as malicious package injection, data leakage, and denial of service attacks. These risks arise from improper dependency resolution, weak repository configurations, and lack of verification mechanisms, violating several OWASP Top Ten principles, including Input Validation, Access Controls, and secure Policy Enforcement.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Input_Validation
Improper input validation for package management configurations allows attackers to inject malicious packages. For instance, relying on public repositories without validation can introduce untrusted dependencies into the application. Ensuring strict validation of package sources complies with OWASP Top Ten's focus on Input Validation.
https://owasp.org/www-community/OWASP_Input_Sanitization
Failure to secure access to private package repositories increases the risk of unauthorized access. For example, attackers may exploit weak authentication to publish or modify packages. Implementing strong Access Controls and multi-factor authentication ensures compliance with OWASP Top Ten's Access Management guidelines.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Access_Control
Using outdated package versions without verifying vulnerability fixes exposes applications to exploits in unpatched dependencies. Automating updates and enabling alerts for vulnerable components ensure packages remain secure, adhering to OWASP Top Ten's proactive monitoring recommendations.
https://owasp.org/www-project-dependency-check/
Neglecting to enforce allowlists for approved package sources can lead to supply chain attacks. Restricting dependencies to verified and trusted repositories complies with OWASP Top Ten's Policy Enforcement principles.
https://owasp.org/www-community/OWASP_API_Security_Project
Logging package installation details without sanitizing sensitive information, such as authentication tokens, increases the risk of data leakage. Adopting secure Logging practices ensures compliance with OWASP Top Ten's recommendations for monitoring and auditing.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Logging_and_Monitoring_Cheat_Sheet
Over-reliance on package management Framework Defaults can lead to insecure configurations, such as automatic inclusion of transitive dependencies without validation. Reviewing and customizing these defaults aligns with OWASP Top Ten's secure Framework Defaults principles.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Framework_Security_Project
Excessive resource usage during package management operations, such as large-scale dependency resolution, can result in denial of service attacks. Limiting the size and complexity of dependency graphs mitigates this risk, adhering to OWASP Top Ten's resource management guidelines.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Denial_of_Service
Failure to sandbox package installation environments can lead to remote code execution (RCE) if a malicious package is executed. Isolating package management operations ensures compliance with OWASP Top Ten's focus on secure resource management.
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Code_Injection
Neglecting to validate the integrity of packages during installation, such as failing to check hashes or signatures, increases the risk of installing tampered dependencies. Enforcing cryptographic verification of packages aligns with OWASP Top Ten's secure Data Encryption standards.
https://owasp.org/www-community/Data_Encryption
Finally, failing to segregate development and production environments during package management operations allows unverified packages to reach production. Adopting environment-specific package policies ensures alignment with OWASP Top Ten's operational best practices.
npm (Node Package Manager), Yarn, pip (Python Package Installer), conda, gem (RubyGems), cargo (Rust Package Manager), go mod (Go Modules), composer (PHP Dependency Manager), NuGet, Maven, Gradle, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, bundler (Ruby Dependency Manager), Mix (Elixir Package Manager), dub (D Language Package Manager), stack (Haskell Build Tool), cabal (Haskell Dependency Manager), Hex (Erlang/Elixir Package Manager), Pkg (Julia Package Manager), Renv (R Dependency Manager), BiocManager (R Bioconductor Manager), Leiningen (Clojure Dependency Manager), Spago (PureScript Package Manager), Dotnet CLI. (navbar_programming_lamguage_package_manager)
Repology.org, Operating System Package Managers, Homebrew for Linux, Homebrew for macOS, apt, apt update, apt upgrade, apt install, apt remove, apt autoremove, apt purge, apt search, apt show, apt policy, apt list, apt cache, apt edit-sources, apt full-upgrade, apt dist-upgrade, apt build-dep, apt source, apt download, APT (Advanced Package Tool), apt-get update, apt-get upgrade, apt-get install, apt-get remove, apt-get autoremove, apt-get purge, apt-get dist-upgrade, apt-get build-dep, apt-get source, apt-get dselect-upgrade, apt-get clean, apt-get autoclean, apt-get check, dpkg, dpkg -i, dpkg -r, dpkg -P, dpkg -l, dpkg -L, dpkg -S, dpkg -s, dpkg --configure, dpkg --unpack, dpkg --force-all, dselect, Ubuntu Software Center, Synaptic (software), Synaptic, APT-RPM, DNF (Dandified Yum), dnf install, dnf remove, dnf update, dnf upgrade, dnf downgrade, dnf search, dnf info, dnf clean, dnf autoremove, dnf groupinstall, dnf groupremove, dnf grouplist, dnf repolist, dnf history, dnf makecache, dnf check-update, yum (Yellowdog Updater, Modified), yum install, yum remove, yum update, yum upgrade, yum search, yum info, yum clean, yum repolist, yum groupinstall, yum groupremove, yum grouplist, yum history, yum check-update, rpm (RPM Package Manager), rpm -i, rpm -U, rpm -F, rpm -e, rpm -q, rpm -qa, rpm -qi, rpm -ql, rpm -qc, rpm -qd, rpm -qf, rpm -q --changelog, rpm --import, rpm --rebuilddb, rpm --verify, snap (Snap Package Manager), snap install, snap remove, snap refresh, snap revert, snap list, snap info, snap find, snap alias, snap channels, snap connections, snap services, snap interfaces, snap disconnect, snap connect, snap set, snap get, snap start, snap stop, snap restart, snap revert, SnapCraft, SnapCraft.io, AppImage, AppImage on FUSE, brew (Homebrew) on macOS, brew update, brew upgrade, brew install, brew uninstall, brew remove, brew info, brew search, brew list, brew outdated, brew cleanup, brew doctor, brew tap, brew untap, brew services, brew link, brew unlink, brew switch, brew edit, brew cask (deprecated, integrated now), brew autoremove, brew pin, brew unpin, brew bundle, brew reinstall, brew upgrade --cask, choco (Chocolatey) on Windows, choco install, choco uninstall, choco upgrade, choco search, choco list, choco outdated, choco pin, choco config, choco source, choco export, choco import, choco feature, choco pack, choco push, choco apikey, choco new, choco outdated -l, choco outdated -r, winget (Windows Package Manager), winget install, winget uninstall, winget upgrade, winget list, winget search, winget show, winget settings, winget features, winget export, winget import, winget hash, winget validate, winget source, sdkman (Software Development Kits Manager), sdk list, sdk install, sdk uninstall, sdk use, sdk default, sdk upgrade, sdk flush, sdk current, sdk version, sdk offline, sdk selfupdate, sdk update, nvm (Node Version Manager), nvm install, nvm uninstall, nvm use, nvm ls, nvm ls-remote, nvm alias, nvm unalias, nvm current, nvm run, nvm exec, nvm which, npm (Node Package Manager), npm install, npm uninstall, npm update, npm upgrade, npm ls, npm list, npm search, npm info, npm view, npm link, npm prune, npm outdated, npm audit, npm audit fix, npm publish, npm version, npm init, npm run-script, npm cache clean, npm ci, npm shrinkwrap, npm dedupe, npm doctor, npm root, npm explore, npm rebuild, npm uninstall -g, npm install -g, npx (npm package runner), yarn (Yet Another Resource Navigator), yarn add, yarn remove, yarn upgrade, yarn global add, yarn global remove, yarn global upgrade, yarn install, yarn outdated, yarn audit, yarn audit fix, yarn run, yarn workspaces, yarn create, yarn cache clean, yarn list, yarn info, yarn version, yarn upgrade-interactive, pip (Python Package Manager), pip install, pip uninstall, pip list, pip search, pip show, pip freeze, pip install --upgrade, pip wheel, pip hash, pip check, pip completion, pip download, pip cache, pip install --user, pip install --no-deps, pip install -r requirements.txt, pipenv, Anaconda (Python Distribution), conda (Conda Package Manager), conda install, conda remove, conda update, conda upgrade, conda create, conda env create, conda env remove, conda env export, conda list, conda search, conda info, conda config, conda clean, conda package, conda run, conda init, conda deactivate, conda activate, conda doctor, miniconda (Minimal Conda), mamba (Faster Conda), maven ([[Java Package Manager / Java build tools), mvn install, mvn package, mvn clean, mvn compile, mvn test, mvn deploy, mvn verify, mvn site, tree, resolve, use-latest-versions, gradle (Java Build Tool with deps), gradle build, gradle assemble, gradle test, gradle tasks, gradle dependencies, gradle publish, gradle wrapper, gradle clean, gradle run, gradle init, gradle properties, gradle build scan, sbt (Scala Build Tool), sbt update, sbt compile, sbt test, sbt package, sbt publish, sbt assembly, sbt clean, sbt dependencyTree, sbt reload, sbt run, Leiningen (Clojure): lein deps, lein uberjar, lein test, lein run, lein repl, lein install, lein update-in, lein trampoline, lein check, lein do, lein jar, lein pom, lein release, lein version, lein clean, lein eastwood, NuGet (.NET package manager), nuget install, nuget update, nuget restore, nuget push, nuget pack, nuget spec, nuget delete, nuget locals, nuget list, nuget search, nuget setApiKey, nuget setSource, dotnet add package, dotnet restore, dotnet nuget locals, dotnet nuget push, dotnet nuget delete, dotnet nuget list source, dotnet nuget add source, dotnet nuget remove source, dotnet nuget update source, dotnet tool install, dotnet tool update, dotnet tool uninstall, RubyGems (Ruby): gem install, gem uninstall, gem update, gem search, gem list, gem build, gem push, gem yank, gem server, gem environment, gem contents, gem dependency, gem outdated, gem pristine, gem spec, gem unpack, gem which, bundle (Bundler for Ruby), bundle install, bundle update, bundle exec, bundle package, bundle config, bundle show, bundle list, bundle outdated, bundle pristine, bundle add, bundle clean, cargo (Rust): cargo build, cargo run, cargo test, cargo update, cargo install, cargo uninstall, cargo search, cargo publish, cargo yank, cargo check, cargo doc, cargo clean, cargo new, cargo init, cargo fetch, cargo tree, cargo vendor, cargo fmt – rustfmt extension, vcpkg (CPP package manager), vcpkg install, vcpkg remove, vcpkg update, vcpkg upgrade, vcpkg search, vcpkg list, vcpkg integrate install, vcpkg integrate remove, vcpkg export, vcpkg edit, vcpkg depend-info, vcpkg hash, vcpkg fetch, vcpkg version, Conan (CPP package manager), conan install, conan remove, conan search, conan upload, conan export, conan info, conan create, conan inspect, conan test, conan remote add, conan remote remove, conan remote list, conan config list, conan config set, conan profile list, conan profile new, conan profile update, conan profile remove, Helm (Kubernetes Package Manager), helm repo add, helm repo update, helm search repo, helm install, helm upgrade, helm uninstall, helm rollback, helm list, helm history, helm package, helm lint, helm template, helm show, helm plugin install, helm plugin list, helm plugin remove, helm version, helm env, helm create, helm dependency update, helm dependency build, helm dependency list, helm dependency add, helm get values, helm get manifest, helm get hooks, helm get notes, helm verify, helm chart list, helm chart pull, helm chart push, helm chart export, helm chart save, helm chart show, Packages Managers for Docker, Docker Hub (DockerHub is not a package manager. It's an image registry, Packages Managers for Containers: (Docker images are considered in the realm of packaging: Docker Hub, docker pull, docker push, docker images, docker build, docker run, docker tag, docker rmi, docker save, docker load, docker export, docker import, docker load, Podman for Containers: Podman pull, Podman push, Podman images, Podman run, Podman build, Podman tag, Podman rmi, Podman save, Podman load, Nix (Nix package manager), nix-env, nix-env -i, nix-env -e, nix-env -u, nix-env -q, nix-env -qa, nix-build, nix-shell, nix-store, nix-collect-garbage, nix-channel, nix-channel --update, nix-channel --list, nix-channel --add, nix-channel --remove, nix search, nix run, NixOS configuration.nix, GNU Guix (Guix package manager), guix install, guix remove, guix upgrade, guix search, guix pull, guix package, guix environment, guix system, guix pack, guix challenge, guix import, guix publish, guix weather, guix gc, guix lint, guix graph, guix show, guix build, guix edit, guix refresh, guix describe, guix time-machine, guix home reconfigure, guix shell, Flatpak, flatpak install, flatpak remove, flatpak update, flatpak list, flatpak search, flatpak info, flatpak remote-add, flatpak remote-ls, flatpak remote-delete, flatpak uninstall, flatpak repair, flatpak config, flatpak permissions, flatpak history, flatpak create-usb, flatpak export, flatpak install --user, flatpak install --system, flatpak run, flatpak override, flatpak mask, flatpak --version, Flatpak ref, Flatpak repo, Flatpak builder, AppImage - format on FUSE, Zypper (SUSE Linux): zypper install, zypper remove, zypper update, zypper upgrade, zypper search, zypper info, zypper patch, zypper dist-upgrade, zypper addrepo, zypper removerepo, zypper lr (list repos), zypper clean, zypper verify, zypper in, zypper rm, ZYpp (SUSE backend), Entropy (Sabayon): equo install, equo remove, equo update, equo upgrade, equo search, equo query, equo mask, equo unmask, netpkg (Zenwalk), pacman (Arch Linux), pacman -S, pacman -R, pacman -Q, pacman -Ss, pacman -Si, pacman -Su, pacman -Sy, pacman -Syu, pacman -Sc, pacman -Scc, pacman -Sw, pacman -U, pacman -Rns, pacman -Qo, pacman -Qs, pacman -Ql, pacman -Qi, pacman -Qm, PiSi (Pardus): pisi install, pisi remove, pisi upgrade, pisi info, pisi search, pisi list, pisi up (update), pisi build, pisi help, PPM (Puppy Package Manager), slackpkg (Slackware), slackpkg install, slackpkg remove, slackpkg search, slackpkg update, slackpkg upgrade, slackpkg reinstall, slapt-get (Slackware), slapt-get --install, slapt-get --remove, slapt-get --update, slapt-get --upgrade, slapt-get --search, swaret (Slackware), paldo (Paldo OS) upkg, upkg install, upkg remove, upkg update, upkg upgrade, upkg search, upkg info, upkg list, Puppet Integration with Package Resources, Puppet package Type, puppet resource package, puppet apply with package, Chef Integration with package Resource, knife cookbook upload - Chef tool that handle packages, Chef is config mgmt, chef resource package, chef run_list with packages, chef attribute node['packages'], chef inspec package resource, ansible package module, ansible apt module, ansible yum module, ansible dnf module, ansible package_facts module, Terraform with external provider to manage packages - Possibly Packer or terraform use, Salt pkg.install, Salt pkg.remove, Salt pkg.upgrade, Salt pkg.info_installed, Salt pkg.list_pkgs, Salt pkg.refresh_db, Salt pkg.version, Salt pkg.latest, Salt pkg.hold, Salt pkg.unhold, Salt pkg.autoremove, Guix inferior packages, Guix channels, Nix channels, Nix flakes Nix overlay., NixOS option for packageInstallation, Zypp patch, Binary Artifact Repositories, artifact repository, Configuration Management as it relates to package management, Ansible playbook installing packages, Ansible apt task, Ansible yum task, Chef recipe with package, Puppet manifest with package, Salt state with pkg.installed
Package Managers: Cloud Monk's Package Manager Book, Cloud Monk's Development PC DevOps Automation via Ansible-Chocolatey-PowerShell-Homebrew-DNF-APT, Package Manager Glossary, Repology.org, Operating System Package Managers (Homebrew for Linux, apt-yum-dnf-rpm-snap-AppImage on FUSE – choco-winget – Homebrew for macOS; Programming Language Package Managers: npm-nvm-yarn - pip-Anaconda-conda-miniconda - maven-gradle-sdkman-sbt-Leiningen - NuGet - go get - RubyGems - cargo - CPP Package Managers vcpkg and Conan), Misconfigured Package Management (Misconfigured NuGet, Misconfigured Maven, Misconfigured Gradle, Misconfigured NPM, Misconfigured pip, Misconfigured Cargo), Package Managers for Kubernetes - Kubernetes Package Manager (Helm), Packages Managers for Containers (Packages Managers for Docker (Docker Hub), Package Managers for Podman), Package Managers for Windows (Chocolatey - choco, winget), Package Managers for macOS (Homebrew - brew), Package Managers for Linux: APT (Package Manager) - APT (KPackage, Synaptic (software) - Synaptic, Ubuntu Software Center, aptitude software) - aptitude, dselect, RPM Package Manager - RPM (APT-RPM, DNF (software) - DNF, up2date, urpmi, Rpmdrake, Yum (software) - YUM, ZYpp), Linux distribution - Distribution-agnostic (AppImage, Flatpak, GNU Guix, Homebrew (package manager) - Homebrew - brew, Nix package manager - Nix, pkgsrc, Snap (package manager) - Snap - SnapCraft - SnapCraft.io); Others (binary) (Sabayon Linux Package management - Entropy, Zenwalk netpkg, Arch Linux pacman, Pardus (operating system) - Pardus PiSi, Puppy Linux PPM, slackpkg, slapt-get, swaret, paldo (operating system) - paldo upkg); Package Format, Image, Artifact, CLIs, Command line security, Tab completion, Automation, DevOps Tools, Container Tools, K8S Tools, Programming Tools, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI-CD, Git-GitHub-GitOps, Scripting languages (Python scripting, Bash script, PowerShell-PowerShell DSC), Configuration Management (Terraform-Ansible-Chef-Puppet-Salt), Linux CLI Shells bash-ksh-tcsh-mksh-zsh, macOS CLI-iTerm2, Windows CLI / cmd.exe, Windows Terminal, cURL, REPLs, IDEs, Cloud IDEs. (navbar_package_manager - see also navbar_dependency_management, navbar_developer_tools, navbar_choco, navbar_brew, navbar_nvm, navbar_npm, navbar_maven, navbar_gradle, navbar_helm)
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