0x000testqwe

GHSA-24w5-9jfw-rfwg

Malicious code in 0x000testqwe (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 5.20.4`

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## Source: kam193 (4c1f4407cfafbdc3391f55d6b0c6c7344e0e87cfc42f7eb6dfdd9239a82433b7)
Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/0x000testqwe
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/59e9fd7d5ff138803baea71d5df869fe93d62782/osv/malicious/pypi/0x000testqwe/MAL-2025-6428.json
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/5dc1f0c2a7014da63512c98963b16b75fafe4538/osv/malicious/pypi/0x000testqwe/MAL-2025-6428.json
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/752e8a991f186423e3415980200bebfec22d1070/osv/malicious/pypi/0x000testqwe/MAL-2025-6428.json
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/0x000testqwe/MAL-2025-6428.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-24w5-9jfw-rfwg

Compromised versions (1)

= 5.20.4

Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.