pysockks

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (096fc7e9c41845d2e1f3964a501e4f8143e1b3c17057f8b32b5134c4a37433d0)
Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pysockks/MAL-2023-2093.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pysockks/MAL-2023-2093.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/17-malicious-python-packages-targeting-selenium-users-to-steal-crypto-8d24628ec656
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9fv-35c7-h7vh

Compromised versions (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.