VYPR

pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

pythoncryptpkgsv2

GHSA-gfvf-cxrg-6jx5

Malicious code in pythoncryptpkgsv2 (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.1.0`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pythoncryptpkgsv2/MAL-2024-5814.json))

**References:**
- https://blog.phylum.io/respawning-malware-persists-on-pypi
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pythoncryptpkgsv2/MAL-2024-5814.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/the-evolutionary-tale-of-a-persistent-python-threat-d19196d4ed15
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONCRYPTPKGSV2-5591187
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PYTHONCRYPTPKGSV2-5932135
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfvf-cxrg-6jx5

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.1.0

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