developer_backup_test521

GHSA-w498-fjjj-rw4p

Malicious code in developer_backup_test521 (npm)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.999.0`

## Source: checkmarx (166bebecf34acabc1fdf3c66906bda21b7b7e7043f76cf728dd8637270162021)
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/78792aee23e5c759f309a3d2e9397caf2439773e/osv/malicious/npm/developer_backup_test521/MAL-2023-8016.json))

**References:**
- https://blog.phylum.io/targeted-npm-malware-attempts-to-steal-developers-source-code-and-secrets
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/78792aee23e5c759f309a3d2e9397caf2439773e/osv/malicious/npm/developer_backup_test521/MAL-2023-8016.json
- https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/an-ongoing-open-source-attack-reveals-roots-dating-back-to-2021-4a511979fd98
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DEVELOPERBACKUPTEST521-5819569
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w498-fjjj-rw4p

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.999.0

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