Passport.js
npmpassportPassport.js is the standard authentication middleware for Node.js, supporting over 500 strategies including local username/password, OAuth, and OpenID Connect. It integrates with Express and NestJS and manages user serialization into sessions. A passport strategy is invoked on every authenticated request.
Checking Passport.js
passport 0.7.0 is a clean version with no known supply chain compromise. The response returns compromised: false with an empty sources array.
curl "https://api.attestd.io/v1/check?product=passport&version=0.7.0" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"{
"product": "passport",
"version": "0.7.0",
"supported": true,
"risk_state": "none",
"supply_chain": {
"compromised": false,
"sources": [],
"malware_type": null,
"description": null,
"advisory_url": null,
"compromised_at": null,
"removed_at": null
},
"last_updated": "2026-05-01T00:00:00Z"
}Why this package is monitored
Authentication middleware is invoked on every protected route. A backdoored Passport version can capture session data, OAuth tokens, and deserialized user objects from every authenticated request that passes through the middleware.
Attestd monitors passport using the following detection sources:
registryManually curated advisories in the Attestd registry, verified by a human analyst. Confidence 1.0.
osvOSV.dev malicious-package advisories with IDs prefixed MAL-. Confidence 0.95.
npm_deprecationnpm package versions with deprecation messages containing targeted attack language such as malicious, backdoor, or compromised. Confidence 0.80.