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Malware

install-pytest

GHSA-9vg8-pcfh-7g9r

Malicious code in install-pytest (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.12.7`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (c354c0f5dc76b96d0db0745a885c308a97e8edfa82d219fda8c353dd567b43d6)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'install-pytest' @ 1.12.7 (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/install-pytest/MAL-2023-1371.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/install-pytest/MAL-2023-1371.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9vg8-pcfh-7g9r

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.12.7

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