testing123kk

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 10.0.5`

## Source: kam193 (bebd39f4de86af5e9634fbfda5f8c97794b597b1066c2fcd32e3a2068569280d)
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.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (4335bf56e5be8695fa87d7678b21eb5080d33a35c0c0f6b0278a4555ae5b1f2a)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'testing123kk' @ 10.0.5 (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/testing123kk/MAL-2025-6336.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/testing123kk
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/testing123kk/MAL-2025-6336.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2xg8-8qmf-9f6c

Compromised versions (1)

• = 10.0.5

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