pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwarehello-world-installer-test
MAL-2024-12284
Malicious code in hello-world-installer-test (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (aef5897e3e41898c7d14d6acf00254f63adbd159b1a9cc9adba26603edee668c) Installing the package or importing the module exfiltrates basic information about the host, and the package has no other purpose. --- 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: GENERIC-standard-pypi-install-pentest Reasons (based on the campaign): - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk. - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
Compromised versions (3)
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.0
- 0.1.2
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.