VYPR

pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

user-random-agent-user

GHSA-rph8-4xj5-58mv

Malicious code in user-random-agent-user (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.7.0`

## Source: kam193 (593686652ece19b8d2d79006659b8392c347442f9a8403ef1b9f8a8bfa232925)
Inside the library there is a part running code hidden in the attached image, which then exfiltrate user-provided data, downloads and install next stage code, exfiltrate TXT files and finally installs infostealers - Lumma and a custom one. Arround L110


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Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.


Campaign: 2024-10-fake-usreagent


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - files-exfiltration


 - clipboard-stealing


 - obfuscation


 - clones-real-package


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/user-random-agent-user/MAL-2024-11740.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/user-random-agent-user
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/user-random-agent-user/MAL-2024-11740.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rph8-4xj5-58mv

Compromised versions (1)

  • = 1.7.0

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