rcebymrx

GHSA-wgjc-rfx3-7hfw

Malicious code in rcebymrx (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (65ddcbfb52d8c96bb51c713d62841675f75e9e5225efc9380917c6cf79bed8ab)
When importing the module, the /etc/passwd file is exfiltrated


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Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.


Campaign: 2024-09-mrx1w1


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - files-exfiltration

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (b40993e43a581dac0abf88febbde6e0fb833dffb80824ed65880847c3309968d)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'rcebymrx' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/rcebymrx/MAL-2024-8946.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/rcebymrx
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/rcebymrx/MAL-2024-8946.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgjc-rfx3-7hfw

Compromised versions (1)

= 0.0.1

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