Updating and Patching
The ways for updating the packages for patching the security vulnerabilities are:
- Using the audit fix: You can use the npm audit fix command to automatically update all vulnerable packages to the fixed version but use it if all fully confident about the changes because updating packages can lead to breaking changes.
- Using npm update: You can update all the dependencies of your project to the latest version using the npm update command but be careful as it may bring breaking changes. If you want to update individual package just add the package name in the end of the command i.e npm update <package_name>.
How to Fix Security Vulnerabilities with NPM ?
Node Package Manager(npm) is a package manager provided by NodeJS which is a JavaScript runtime environment. Using npm you can add packages to your project. When you install any package you get the count of security vulnerabilities, this vulnerabilities are exposed weaknesses that can be a security threat by attackers.
We will discuss How to Fix Security Vulnerabilities with NPM:
Table of Content
- Getting an audit
- Inspecting and fixing the vulnerabilities
- Common Types of Issues
- Best Practices for Management
- Automated Tools for Detection
- Updating and Patching
- Access Controls
- Monitoring Advisories