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pypi · Malicious package advisory

Malware

j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef

MAL-2024-9409

Malicious code in j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef (PyPI)

Details


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## Source: kam193 (d91b80430038c8f338d63c0fdb59ffe1bf16f35b1885fcf8c197b70078f980bb)
According to the description, packages should demonstrate the dependency confusion attack. The realisation is, in fact, a spamming with packages having as the only purpose reporting basic data like hostname and current working directory.


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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: 2024-10-lokopoil23


Reasons (based on the campaign):


 - dependency-confusion

## Source: ossf-package-analysis (8c86ce5153d87458c534613605bc7080b88c28ebf2ea30c12fe8c576f28624c3)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

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.