GitHub Tightens npm Publishing After Flaw Left 1,500+ Packages Vulnerable to Hijacking

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by The Hacker News at 13 Oct, 16:18 UTC

GitHub has taken the step of expiring unvalidated npm trusted publishing configurations 48 hours after creation after researchers found that it was possible for an attacker to push new versions of a different user's package without having to steal their credentials. "Your configuration becomes…