tingetone

GHSA-wpxf-v7cv-5rcc

Malicious code in tingetone (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 0.0.1`

## Source: kam193 (014c881ede6ff27565f1de4842b4f7c10162a2daa47c98a4470188571a60639f)
Importing the module starts the banner() function, which downloads and runs an obfuscated remote script. The package seems to be a clone a one of existing similar packages.


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


Campaign: 2024-11-tingetone


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - clones-real-package


 - obfuscation


 - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/tingetone/MAL-2024-11727.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/tingetone
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/tingetone/MAL-2024-11727.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpxf-v7cv-5rcc

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.