solders-utils

GHSA-fqqj-fprv-g8qf

Malicious code in solders-utils (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.1`

## Source: kam193 (eff6c26674dd4f0408742c46785656c3a5d19ca0a87366a60534d37d5a54e687)
The only thing the package does is send out all the given data about a cryptocurrency transaction, including the private key, to a hardcoded webhook.

Feedback from PyPI Team: the package "transaction-utils" may also exploit a known pip behavior to overwrite files of an existing legitime package and replace it with malicious content.


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


Campaign: 2025-02-transaction-utils


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - crypto-related


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage


 - 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/solders-utils/MAL-2025-3000.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/solders-utils
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/solders-utils/MAL-2025-3000.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqqj-fprv-g8qf

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.1

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