vizplotlib

GHSA-5xpv-ww6h-f657

Malicious code in vizplotlib (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.3`

## Source: kam193 (198e2d1a1b349ccb49cf0b7f0e25594a096a2bead4a732926c5862cf0764b012)
Running the module triggers obfuscated code that downloads a DLL containing reverse shell and injects it to a benign process.


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


Campaign: 2024-10-alfooou


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - backdoor


 - obfuscation

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/vizplotlib/MAL-2024-11745.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/vizplotlib
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/vizplotlib/MAL-2024-11745.json
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/042a7518512ab61a1ed52cc16c637905c70ebbab55a766fa63ced504ba61945b
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5xpv-ww6h-f657

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.3

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