pystob

GHSA-rmcj-g3mw-vvwv

Malicious code in pystob (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (f7f671a57787306aed1f0f0baf0c3026c4cb894d7b968ee5648246b4af795570)
Malicious packages campaign targeting developers, payload is hidden using Steganography, exfiltrate host information

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pystob/MAL-2023-8586.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/pystob/MAL-2023-8586.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/attacker-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-nearly-six-months-targeting-python-developers-3712f0f107e0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmcj-g3mw-vvwv

Compromised versions (1)

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