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 * [Cross-site WebSocket hijacking (CSWSH)](pentesting-web/cross-site-websocket-hijacking-cswsh.md)
 * [CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery)](pentesting-web/csrf-cross-site-request-forgery.md)
 * [Dangling Markup - HTML scriptless injection](pentesting-web/dangling-markup-html-scriptless-injection.md)
+* [Dependency Confusion](pentesting-web/dependency-confusion.md)
 * [Deserialization](pentesting-web/deserialization/README.md)
   * [NodeJS - \_\_proto\_\_ & prototype Pollution](pentesting-web/deserialization/nodejs-proto-prototype-pollution/README.md)
     * [Client Side Prototype Pollution](pentesting-web/deserialization/nodejs-proto-prototype-pollution/client-side-prototype-pollution.md)

pentesting-web/dependency-confusion.md

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+# Dependency Confusion
+
+<details>
+
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+
+## Basic Information
+
+In summary, a dependency confusion vulnerability occurs when a project is using a library with a **misspelled** name, **inexistent** or with an **unspecified version** and the used dependency repository allows to **gather updated versions from public** repositories.
+
+* **Misspelled**: Import **`reqests`** instead of `requests`
+* **Inexistent**: Import `company-logging`, an internal library which **no longer exists**
+* **Unspecified version**: Import an **internal** **existent** `company-requests` library , but the repo check **public repos** to see if there are **greater versions**.
+
+## Exploitation
+
+{% hint style="warning" %}
+In all cases the attacker just need to publish a **malicious package with name** of libraries used by the victim company.
+{% endhint %}
+
+### Misspelled & Inexistent
+
+If your company is trying to **import a library that isn't internal**, highly probably the repo of libraries is going to be searching for it in **public repositories**. If an attacker has created it, your code and machines running is highly probably going to be compromised.
+
+### Unspecified Version
+
+It's very common for developers to **not specify any version** of the library used, or specify just a **mayor version**. Then, the interpreter will try to download the **latest version** fitting those requirements.\
+If the library is a **known external library** (like python `requests`), an **attacker cannot do much**, as he won't be able to create a library called `requests` (unless he is the original author).\
+However, if the library is **internal**, like `requests-company` in this example, if the **library repo** allows to **check for new versions also externally**, it will search for a newer version publicly available.\
+So if an **attacker knows** that the company is using the `requests-company` library **version 1.0.1** (allow minor updates). He can **publish** the library `requests-company` **version 1.0.2** and the company will **use that library instead** of the internal one.
+
+## AWS Fix
+
+This vulnerability was found in AWS **CodeArtifact** (read the [**details in this blog post**](https://zego.engineering/dependency-confusion-in-aws-codeartifact-86b9ff68963d)).\
+AWS fixed this by allowing to specify if a library is internal or external, to avoid downloading internal dependencied from external repositories.
+
+## Finding Vulnerable Libraries
+
+In the [**original post about dependency confusion**](https://medium.com/@alex.birsan/dependency-confusion-4a5d60fec610) the author searched for thousands of exposed package.json files containing javascript project’s dependencies.
+
+## References
+
+* [https://medium.com/@alex.birsan/dependency-confusion-4a5d60fec610](https://medium.com/@alex.birsan/dependency-confusion-4a5d60fec610)
+* [https://zego.engineering/dependency-confusion-in-aws-codeartifact-86b9ff68963d](https://zego.engineering/dependency-confusion-in-aws-codeartifact-86b9ff68963d)
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