MAL-2024-12261 Malicious code in easypydb (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12261 is a malicious package: easypydb (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-2024-12261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12261/index.md)
- Package
- easypydb
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12261?
MAL-2024-12261 is a malicious package in easypydb, published on 21 Sep 2024.
Official description
The package is a wrapper around "s1db" package, which offers some kind of easy online database. However, this package silently exfiltrates credentials given by people and sends them to a Discord webhook, effectively allowing stealing data.
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2024-09-old-easypydb
Reasons (based on the campaign):
action-hidden-in-lib-usage
exfiltration-generic
What should I do about MAL-2024-12261?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.