captcha-py

GHSA-m8xh-fw5r-wp43

Malicious code in captcha-py (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0`

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/captcha-py/MAL-2024-4882.json))

**References:**
- https://blog.virustotal.com/2023/06/inside-of-wasps-nest-deep-dive-into.html
- https://github.com/DataDog/malicious-software-packages-dataset
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/captcha-py/MAL-2024-4882.json
- https://research.jfrog.com/malicious-packages
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m8xh-fw5r-wp43

Compromised versions (1)

= 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.