wdwq

GHSA-5jrh-44p9-635q

Malicious code in wdwq (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.4.3`

## Source: kam193 (aefeaeba3d2b87141b1e79dbe4e4294e949aaaf9c07f87182bd20234d611bc66)
Starting the module starts a Telegram bot client capable of exfiltrating files when requested


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2025-01-wdwq


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/wdwq/MAL-2025-1005.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/wdwq
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/wdwq/MAL-2025-1005.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jrh-44p9-635q

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.4.3

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