cryptcompare

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (f891bb3c0b048e78c1fba3aaff1f7537eaeea1fb1987e3a3ce9d67042f4b05c9)
Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cryptcompare/MAL-2023-1710.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/cryptcompare/MAL-2023-1710.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/17-malicious-python-packages-targeting-selenium-users-to-steal-crypto-8d24628ec656
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvmh-7px4-53jm

Compromised versions (1)

• > 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.