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SEC745lintai-ai-securitysupply-chainhardeningstablejsonwarn

package.json: unbounded dependency version

package.json uses an unbounded dependency version like * or latest

Public lane
supply-chain
Category
hardening
Provider
lintai-ai-security
Scope
per-file
Surface
json
Tier
stable
Severity
warn
Confidence
high
Detection
structural
Remediation
message only
How to read this lane

Reproducibility, provenance, and dependency hardening review.

How to read this category

Least-privilege, provenance, or operational hygiene signal.

Activation Model

Preset Activation

These presets explain where this rule appears in the product experience.

supply-chainsidecar lane

Lifecycle

Stable Lifecycle Contract

State

stable

Graduation rationale

Checks committed package.json dependency sections for unbounded or mutable selectors that undermine reproducibility.

Deterministic signal basis

JsonSignals package manifest analysis over dependency sections for exact specs equal to `*` or `latest`.

Malicious corpus
package-manifest-unbounded-dependency
Benign corpus
package-manifest-pinned-dependency-safe
structured evidence required remediation reviewed
Canonical note

Structural stable rule positioned as a supply-chain hardening control: high-precision and actionable, but not a blanket claim of direct repository compromise.

Nearby Signals

Related Rules

SEC302Config: insecure HTTP endpointConfiguration contains an insecure http:// endpointsupply-chainhardeningjson
SEC304Config: TLS verification disabledConfiguration disables TLS or certificate verificationsupply-chainhardeningjson
SEC330MCP config: remote content piped to shellMCP configuration command downloads remote content and pipes it into a shellsupply-chainsecurityjson
SEC331MCP config: TLS verification disabledMCP configuration command disables TLS verification in a network-capable execution pathsupply-chainhardeningjson
SEC337MCP config: Docker image not digest-pinnedMCP configuration launches Docker with an image reference that is not digest-pinnedsupply-chainhardeningjson
SEC343Plugin hook: mutable package launcherPlugin hook command uses a mutable package launchersupply-chainhardeningjson

Why It Matters ​

Unbounded dependency selectors reduce reproducibility and make installs drift over time, which increases supply-chain review risk for shared automation and CI.

What Triggers ​

SEC745 matches dependency entries in package.json when the version spec is exactly * or latest inside dependency sections such as dependencies, devDependencies, optionalDependencies, or peerDependencies.

False Positives ​

Some throwaway demos use latest or *, but committed shared manifests should prefer explicit reviewed versions or constrained ranges so installs stay predictable.

Remediation ​

Replace * or latest with an explicit reviewed version or a constrained range that matches your update policy.