# MAL-2023-2088: Malicious code in pyodestyle (PyPI)


- **Type:** Malicious package
- **Package:** `pyodestyle` (PyPI)
- **Published:** 11 Feb 2023

## What is MAL-2023-2088?

MAL-2023-2088 is a malicious package in pyodestyle, published on 11 Feb 2023. 

### Official description

Attacker distributed 900+ malicious packages via PyPi, infecting local browsers with malicious extension to manipulate clipboard and replace crypto wallet addresses

## What should I do about MAL-2023-2088?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
MAL-2023-2088 is a malicious package: pyodestyle (PyPI). Every version was published to cause harm.

Task:
1. Search this repository's dependency manifests and lockfiles for the package, including transitive dependencies.
2. If it is present, remove it, regenerate the lockfile with the project's package manager, and replace whatever it was used for.
3. List any CI runners, developer machines or containers that installed it, so their secrets can be rotated.
4. If the package is not used anywhere, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2023-2088/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2023-2088/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MAL-2023-2088

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2023-2088/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.