MAL-2024-12246 Malicious code in colourfulls (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12246 is a malicious package: colourfulls (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-2024-12246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12246/index.md)
- Package
- colourfulls
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12246?
MAL-2024-12246 is a malicious package in colourfulls, published on 8 Sep 2024.
Official description
Once imported, the module attempts to download an executable, put into Discord directory and most probably trick discord to start it. The download link does not work any more, so it's not possible to say what exactly the remote file did.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-08-old-colourfulls
Reasons (based on the campaign):
Downloads and executes a remote executable.
typosquatting
What should I do about MAL-2024-12246?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.