CVE-2025-4759

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-179

Description

Versions of the package lockfile-lint-api before 5.9.2 are vulnerable to Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation via the resolved attribute of the package URL validation which can be bypassed by extending the package name allowing an attacker to install other npm packages than the intended one.

Affected products

lockfile-lint-api: before 5.9.2 — fixed in 5.9.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: lockfile-lint-api 5.9.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://gist.github.com/Xavier59/881aef04940970dc3e738dcbff64151f
https://github.com/lirantal/lockfile-lint/blob/89b5cad028df4d77bab2b73ac93bc61e392668ab/packages/lockfile-lint-api/src/validators/ValidatePackageNames.js%23L51-L63
https://github.com/lirantal/lockfile-lint/commit/9e5305bd3e4f0c6acc0d23ec43eac2bd5303b4ca
https://github.com/lirantal/lockfile-lint/pull/204
https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LOCKFILELINTAPI-10169587

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