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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

byted-tbs

GHSA-r923-mw5c-gj58

Malicious code in byted-tbs (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.1.0`

## Source: kam193 (749adf634a79e321082a53a1715caf4c239935563b6c3dadbd8e3e60e0e41485)
Collects basic information about the system, most probably a pentest or bug bounty.


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: 2024-08-byted-22.ax


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/byted-tbs/MAL-2024-9957.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/byted-tbs
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/byted-tbs/MAL-2024-9957.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r923-mw5c-gj58

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.