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Malware

lib-bb-html-sanitizer

GHSA-v8v5-q53r-7ggf

Malicious code in lib-bb-html-sanitizer (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `> 0`

## Source: checkmarx (74072bddc9908e0147976fde0680c197ac5b38167bfcdf14afc5f79f23749f72)
Malicious packages campaign since 2021 targeting developers, steals source code and secrets

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/934165475d54679a7cd445f025bb8c97422cc949/osv/malicious/npm/lib-bb-html-sanitizer/MAL-2021-4.json))

**References:**
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/934165475d54679a7cd445f025bb8c97422cc949/osv/malicious/npm/lib-bb-html-sanitizer/MAL-2021-4.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/an-ongoing-open-source-attack-reveals-roots-dating-back-to-2021-4a511979fd98
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v8v5-q53r-7ggf

Compromised versions (1)

  • > 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.