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Malware

interview-question

GHSA-29h4-cxwg-f964

Malicious code in interview-question (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

This package has a preinstall script to download an execute a Go-variant of the Cobalt Strike beacon.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/interview-question/MAL-2024-12183.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/interview-question/MAL-2024-12183.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-29h4-cxwg-f964

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.0.0

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