MAL-2025-5102
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MAL-2025-5102
Summary: Malicious code in coloraiz (PyPI)
Details: Source: kam193 (dc4606b3e3f05632a889906f4c259e329a08308382fbc27329752eb8ea6a6c3c) The package imitates colorama, and places a proxy object over the original colorama module that on every usage executes a remote code. The remote script installs a backdoor through legitimate tunnelling software and upload access credentials to the attacker. Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-05-coloraiz Reasons (based on the campaign): - impersonation - clones-real-package - action-hidden-in-lib-usage - backdoor - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
References: https://checkmarx.com/zero-post/python-pypi-supply-chain-attack-colorama, https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-COLORAIZ-10305008, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/coloraiz
Affected packages
Package
Name: coloraiz
Purl: pkg:pypi/coloraiz
Affected ranges
Type: N/A
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