bitforger

GHSA-jpr2-hp7c-hmg6

Malicious code in bitforger (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0`

## Source: kam193 (9dff60a2be2c253f919aae6a6724cd140df2a3ca9bdcca9e637ea74bc987ac0f)
When running the module, this package attempts - depending on the version - to exfiltrate user files, a screenshot, or crypto wallets data (8.1.4).

Later continued under different package names.


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


Campaign: 2024-09-bitbit


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration


 - crypto-related

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/bitforger/MAL-2024-11536.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/bitforger
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/bitforger/MAL-2024-11536.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpr2-hp7c-hmg6

Compromised versions (1)

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