lsxwriter

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (1c8790d476f59dcb1cf93d161248b7c597632711dea46228be7c5cc47372c523)
Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/lsxwriter/MAL-2023-1892.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/lsxwriter/MAL-2023-1892.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/17-malicious-python-packages-targeting-selenium-users-to-steal-crypto-8d24628ec656
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2gr5-h9q8-9x48

Compromised versions (1)

• > 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.