hideorg-lvl

GHSA-rq3r-xf9j-f4xv

Malicious code in hideorg-lvl (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 2.999.0`

## Source: checkmarx (cadb232e4b479810d217f2adbfed5e8dba555837082c21bb6fc0501c0686c462)
Malicious packages campaign since 2021 targeting developers, steals source code and secrets

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (ead8b3662c808468abcb65cf3b14e15d072c5a55ab367208aa9d43279d39e353)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'hideorg-lvl' @ 2.999.0 (npm) 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/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/hideorg-lvl/MAL-2023-1199.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/05b419acdcdd6e02782971da765f32a22a1aed8e/osv/malicious/npm/hideorg-lvl/MAL-2023-1199.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/an-ongoing-open-source-attack-reveals-roots-dating-back-to-2021-4a511979fd98
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rq3r-xf9j-f4xv

Compromised versions (1)

= 2.999.0

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