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Malware

matplotlib-requests

GHSA-2q4v-5q9f-wvgm

Malicious code in matplotlib-requests (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 16.12.4`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (190845a762334a5ed99d67986a803d15af723991a1dd90af98f6be280284aa02)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'matplotlib-requests' @ 16.12.4 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/matplotlib-requests/MAL-2023-1378.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/matplotlib-requests/MAL-2023-1378.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2q4v-5q9f-wvgm

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 16.12.4

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