MAL-2024-12255 Malicious code in discord-api (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12255 is a malicious package: discord-api (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-2024-12255/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12255/index.md)
- Package
- discord-api
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12255?
MAL-2024-12255 is a malicious package in discord-api, published on 16 Sep 2024.
Official description
Package suggests being an api for discord. On importing the module, it attempts to find and exfiltrate leveldb databases from Discord apps and Chrome
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-09-old-discord-api
Reasons (based on the campaign):
impersonation
dependency-confusion
files-exfiltration
What should I do about MAL-2024-12255?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.