MAL-2023-1909

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    MAL-2023-1909

    Published: 10 Feb 2023Last Modified: 21 Aug 2023

    Summary: Malicious code in matpplotlib (PyPI)

    Details: Source: checkmarx (740966da9b952025eb106592235034c98ca0b2e0f9de687fe1c57446c202317d) Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses

    References: https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/17-malicious-python-packages-targeting-selenium-users-to-steal-crypto-8d24628ec656

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: matpplotlib

    Purl: pkg:pypi/matpplotlib

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions