MAL-2024-11716 Malicious code in sunrequests (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-11716 is a malicious package: sunrequests (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-2024-11716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-11716/index.md)
- Package
- sunrequests
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-11716?
MAL-2024-11716 is a malicious package in sunrequests, published on 26 Sep 2024.
Official description
Running the module starts an infostealer attempting to exfiltrate credentials from webbrowsers
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-09-sunrequests
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
A Telegram webhook is used to send collected data.
dependency-confusion
What should I do about MAL-2024-11716?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.