fake-usreagent

GHSA-x498-qw67-fw3p

Malicious code in fake-usreagent (PyPI)

Details

**Severity:** Critical

**Affected versions:** `= 1.6.3`

## Source: kam193 (f4baefb66829fd54eeb9a557917c302ba8588059ca8483d1a56b06518d7638d4)
Inside the library there is a part running code hidden in the attached image, which then exfiltrate user-provided data, downloads and install next stage code, exfiltrate TXT files and finally installs infostealers - Lumma and a custom one. Arround L110


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


Campaign: 2024-10-fake-usreagent


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - infostealer


 - files-exfiltration


 - clipboard-stealing


 - obfuscation


 - clones-real-package


 - action-hidden-in-lib-usage

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Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/fake-usreagent/MAL-2024-11590.json))

**References:**
- https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/fake-usreagent
- https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/fake-usreagent/MAL-2024-11590.json
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x498-qw67-fw3p

Compromised versions (1)

= 1.6.3

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