botnetv2

GHSA-9654-h9rc-6w5w

Malicious code in botnetv2 (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1`

## Source: kam193 (c81380140d3b7a9d5dddf19a386bb1fc8b9b55044fefc32997fc3d2af9969fcb)
When running the module, basic information about the user and its location are collected and sent to the author. This is hidden from the user as the package prints a message suggesting it's outdated.


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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: 2024-09-botnetv2


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.


 - A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/botnetv2/MAL-2024-11539.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/botnetv2
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/botnetv2/MAL-2024-11539.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9654-h9rc-6w5w

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1

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