website-scanner

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (bab4a414e51f614858ff935138ccb2632b0ba1801566c398a699e692715ccaae)
The obfuscated code in setup.py on installation collects information about the system (all possible about hardware, available resources, IP, names, etc.) and sends to a telegram webhook.


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


Campaign: 2024-09-website-scanner


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - exfiltration-generic


 - obfuscation


 - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (06dde0f250e5ce430d8501b6cecadc7839daed79bdaf46415c8c59f53114fab8)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'website-scanner' @ 1.0.0 (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/website-scanner/MAL-2024-9067.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/website-scanner
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/website-scanner/MAL-2024-9067.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w69-4pcq-g79h

Compromised versions (1)

• = 1.0.0

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