title: npm packing does not respect root-level ignore files in workspaces
description: npm pack ignores root-level .gitignore and .npmignore file exclusion directives when run in a workspace or with a workspace flag (ie. `--workspaces`, `--workspace=<name>`). Anyone who has run `npm pack` or `npm publish` inside a workspace, as of v7.9.0 and v7.13.0 respectively, may be affected and have published files into the npm registry they did not intend to include. Users should upgrade to the latest, patched version of npm v8.11.0, run: npm i -g npm@latest . Node.js versions v16.15.1, v17.19.1, and v18.3.0 include the patched v8.11.0 version of npm.
problem types: CWE-200 Information Exposure
affected:
{
product: npm
vendor: npm
versions:
lessThan: 7.9.0*, status: affected, version: 7.9.0, versionType: custom
lessThan: 8.11.0, status: affected, version: 8.11.0, versionType: custom
}