requestn

GHSA-gv67-5pmf-cr6c

Malicious code in requestn (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 8.0`

This package is considered malicious because it extracts OS files of the localhost and sends the contents to an unknown Telegram channel.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/requestn/MAL-2024-1547.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/requestn/MAL-2024-1547.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gv67-5pmf-cr6c

Compromised versions (1)

= 8.0

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