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npm · Malicious package advisory

Malware

bbc-iplayer-sounds-chatbot

GHSA-hgfj-66p6-2f5r

Malicious code in bbc-iplayer-sounds-chatbot (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 5.2.3`

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (2d586de5a3bb31f4049fd207aa2c3ffc23d175a74c56bc0a75c52fd116f5291a)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'bbc-iplayer-sounds-chatbot' @ 5.2.3 (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/672afd706555c110bda936d989979013c03d62f2/osv/malicious/npm/bbc-iplayer-sounds-chatbot/MAL-2023-8160.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/672afd706555c110bda936d989979013c03d62f2/osv/malicious/npm/bbc-iplayer-sounds-chatbot/MAL-2023-8160.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hgfj-66p6-2f5r

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 5.2.3

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