[BUG](arborist) `audit` does not always include all known vulnerabilities
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Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
Current Behavior
When a package has multiple known vulnerabilities that match the version of the package installed, npm audit does not always show them (I currently suspect it's if those vulnerabilities have the same vulnerable_versions range).
Expected Behavior
All known & relevant vulnerabilities are shown/included in output.
Steps To Reproduce
npm init -ynpm install jquery-ui@1.12.0npm audit- See that there is only one vulnerability shown, but there are three in the audit report that have the same
vulnerable_versionsrange.
Environment
- npm: 7.24.2 & 8.3.0
- Node: 16.0.0
- OS: Ubuntu 18.04
- platform: Windows (WSL)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue with npm init -y, npm install jquery-ui@1.12.0, and npm audit, comparing the output with the three vulnerabilities reported for the same vulnerable_versions range. Trace the npm audit entry point and its arborist audit processing, then verify that all relevant vulnerabilities appear in the audit output.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, nodejs
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100