pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarecrpytocompare
GHSA-xvgm-7phq-m762
Malicious code in crpytocompare (PyPI)
Details
**Severity:** Critical **Affected versions:** `> 0` ## Source: checkmarx (8b5137da85d964b67e54710e2ad53fe6dbd8442430132a190d36b2851f83462e) Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses --- Credit: [OpenSSF](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages) ([source](https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/crpytocompare/MAL-2023-1700.json)) **References:** - https://github.com/ossf/malicious-packages/blob/49d0cfba3689ed9b195d101d3a2a964c6a77f767/osv/malicious/pypi/crpytocompare/MAL-2023-1700.json - https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/17-malicious-python-packages-targeting-selenium-users-to-steal-crypto-8d24628ec656 - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvgm-7phq-m762
Compromised versions (1)
- > 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.