importlib-metadate

GHSA-rf3m-h53g-4xfh

Malicious code in importlib-metadate (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 99.9`

## Source: kam193 (b6db8994d6a78a5d0d95df2d0add2257ee6188f8c5419cbd7e2813426739d15d)
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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: baidu-readver


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.

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (540e9c9d054904f5342d684bd5cabf212fdbe7e4d20bac7407c937a6b8264cab)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'importlib-metadate' @ 99.99 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/importlib-metadate/MAL-2024-1624.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/importlib-metadate
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/importlib-metadate/MAL-2024-1624.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf3m-h53g-4xfh

Compromised versions (1)

= 99.9

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