pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwaredftester-pip
MAL-2024-11575
Malicious code in dftester-pip (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (2e23c327cc9243e5437e6b31224c6796b90399065b451269641911b1d1982483) Example package with overwritten install command and the reverse shell --- 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: 2024-11-dftester-pip Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation. - The package contains code to create a reverse shell, allowing an attacker to execute any commands on the victim's machine.
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.