MAL-2023-8767
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MAL-2023-8767
Summary: Malicious code in newpackagetest2027 (PyPI)
Details: Source: kam193 (7c1e4acddbaeafd87b1cce82ddc1025a3e5abd4c285a2fd2e7fcff07d37d500e) Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation. 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: 2023-12-valuent 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. - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script. Source: ossf-package-analysis (4cf97b6a86a63b80cb4c4b4fb5bb854a634ccfc3ec3368054ad703e8abe12f64) The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'newpackagetest2027' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious. It is considered malicious because: - The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity. - The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
Affected packages
Package
Name: newpackagetest2027
Purl: pkg:pypi/newpackagetest2027
Affected ranges
Type: N/A
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