backwwii

GHSA-hm43-c85x-73cw

Malicious code in backwwii (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (cf5e7427061483e779c53f125b5792b2e650261bcdca0a9f4d90e9ca883c04d0)
When importing the module, the obfuscated code downloads and runs a remote executable


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2024-11-backwwii


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.


 - clones-real-package

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/backwwii/MAL-2024-12212.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/backwwii
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/backwwii/MAL-2024-12212.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hm43-c85x-73cw

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.1.0

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