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• Blog Title: Research Update: Enhanced src/pentesting-web/dependency-confusion.md
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Research Update for src/pentesting-web/dependency-confusion.md

This PR contains automated research updates including:

• Latest security vulnerabilities and attack vectors
• Updated techniques and tools
• Enhanced explanations and examples
• Additional references and resources

Generated by: HackTricks Research Agent
Timestamp: 2025-08-19 08:31:52 UTC

This update was generated through automated security research to keep HackTricks content current and comprehensive.

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Research update for HackTricks content

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I’ve read the existing dependency-confusion page, researched recent developments across ecosystems, and enhanced the file with up-to-date, actionable guidance. Key additions include:

• Clearer threat model and distinctions between misspelling, non-existent internal packages, and version-preference across registries
• Practical attacker and defender playbooks
• Concrete, copy-paste secure configuration snippets for major ecosystems (npm/Yarn/pnpm, Python/pip, NuGet, Maven/Gradle, Go modules, Rust/Cargo, Ruby/Bundler)
• CI/CD and registry control recommendations
• Two fresh, authoritative references (NuGet Package Source Mapping docs and Yarn configuration docs)

I preserved the original content (including the AWS CodeArtifact and Birsan references) and expanded it with current techniques a...

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• Content is technically accurate
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• Links and references are working
• Content adds educational value
• No sensitive information is exposed

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