kiwi_vicious

GHSA-82wq-g8xf-fxh4

Malicious code in kiwi_vicious (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.999.1`

## Source: checkmarx (24d3a7f0211bfcde4618961d390577b0a47d7aab36c363af84243b2427fc1c51)
Malicious packages campaign since 2021 targeting developers, steals source code and secrets

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kiwi_vicious/MAL-2023-8029.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/kiwi_vicious/MAL-2023-8029.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/an-ongoing-open-source-attack-reveals-roots-dating-back-to-2021-4a511979fd98
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-KIWIVICIOUS-5876614
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-82wq-g8xf-fxh4

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.999.1

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