crypto-regex-checker

GHSA-9w98-3cjx-j84m

Malicious code in crypto-regex-checker (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.6.7`

## Source: kam193 (a849790638e062a67e51026ebcd7d23b06a5cb901a1b74ce74bcf09762511538)
Inside the library there is a part running code hidden in the attached image, which then exfiltrate user-provided data, downloads and install next stage code, exfiltrate TXT files and finally installs infostealers - Lumma and a custom one. Arround L110


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


Campaign: 2024-10-fake-usreagent


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - files-exfiltration


 - clipboard-stealing


 - obfuscation


 - clones-real-package


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/crypto-regex-checker/MAL-2024-11565.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/crypto-regex-checker
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/crypto-regex-checker/MAL-2024-11565.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w98-3cjx-j84m

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.6.7

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