request-wizard

GHSA-wxff-jfcx-h8vc

Malicious code in request-wizard (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.0.0`

## Source: kam193 (ff748393cb55e78c43fea879bbd55034152148246aa8d45359cfa8517845e17c)
Importing the module starts an Infostealer


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


Campaign: 2024-09-hyperreq


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - obfuscation


 - files-exfiltration

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/request-wizard/MAL-2025-3464.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/request-wizard
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/request-wizard/MAL-2025-3464.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxff-jfcx-h8vc

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.0.0

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