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npm · Malicious package advisory

Malware

js-component-explorer

GHSA-fvpj-xhhc-3f4c

Malicious code in js-component-explorer (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 99.9.16`

## Source: amazon-inspector (42b874b4949845eda88ec207be1ff9bedde0eb14b4f8cc12b4f46fd32bd32391)
The package js-component-explorer was found to contain malicious code.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (1852a79d37f8be058078b799bf0ac69ac4eef568596a5906c8dcb6213fb44b47)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'js-component-explorer' @ 99.9.16 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/js-component-explorer/MAL-2026-3032.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/ce5aebcf135d19fafa94c24995d7ad8fac9d024d/osv/malicious/npm/js-component-explorer/MAL-2026-3032.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fvpj-xhhc-3f4c

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 99.9.16

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