example-pypi-package-loler1

GHSA-rghh-8qmw-g936

Malicious code in example-pypi-package-loler1 (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.2.0`

## Source: kam193 (bb19218b6d780973bde55d613a16a9a637728a4d01e79d570bb3406633f0f639)
Packages that might be part of testing for pentesting / malicious activity / joy, with suspicious activity that does not present any real harm.


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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: GENERIC-simple-tests


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/example-pypi-package-loler1/MAL-2024-12267.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/example-pypi-package-loler1
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/example-pypi-package-loler1/MAL-2024-12267.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rghh-8qmw-g936

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.2.0

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