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Malware

hoots-lib

GHSA-h7qv-f6rx-7wwm

Malicious code in hoots-lib (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 9.9.2`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/hoots-lib/MAL-2024-2482.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/hoots-lib/MAL-2024-2482.json
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HOOTSLIB-3358942
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7qv-f6rx-7wwm

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 9.9.2

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