pypi · Malicious package advisory
Malwareyt-yson-bindings
MAL-2024-12371
Malicious code in yt-yson-bindings (PyPI)
Details
--- _-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_ ## Source: kam193 (870d6e991bf31676829c84080af299f206568bc11d6f9b42bf5fe2dca50cb79d) 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 (1)
- 66.0.4
Any computer that installed or ran a compromised version should be considered fully compromised. Rotate every secret on that machine from a clean environment.