How do I fix a vulnerable npm package in my package-lock.json that isn't listed in the package.json?

Question

Github is telling me that a dependency in my package-lock.json file is vulnerable and outdated. The problem is that if I do npm install or npm update

Answer 1

To check vulnerable npm packages, just use following commands:

npm audit

To fix vulnerable npm packages, just use following commands which will fix package-lock.json too:

npm audit fix