MAL-2023-8571

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    MAL-2023-8571

    Published: 15 Aug 2023Last Modified: 28 Jun 2024Aliases: 
    SNYK-PYTHON-PYGHOSTER-6069638

    Summary: Malicious code in pyghoster (PyPI)

    Details: Source: checkmarx (5dff2bd9da92b93b22c32e611a7d510147596aa9a8e0f566cb9e5b25dc8a45d3) Malicious packages campaign targeting developers, payload is hidden using Steganography, exfiltrate host information

    References: https://medium.com/checkmarx-security/attacker-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-nearly-six-months-targeting-python-developers-3712f0f107e0, https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PYGHOSTER-6069638, https://checkmarx.com/blog/attacker-hidden-in-plain-sight-for-nearly-six-months-targeting-python-developers/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pyghoster

    Purl: pkg:pypi/pyghoster

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0