formatter-test-package

GHSA-ghfv-h5v8-mv83

Malicious code in formatter-test-package (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.2`

## Source: kam193 (8ad808b5e90e246a93704f922e2dd59bf4c5954fdfc55ccf5371c6b13ac7483f)
The package is designed to exfiltrate basic data, like hostname and OS details, as well as collect information about the stacktrace it's imported from.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: 2024-08-moti-analytics


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/formatter-test-package/MAL-2024-10029.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/formatter-test-package
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/formatter-test-package/MAL-2024-10029.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghfv-h5v8-mv83

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.2

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