MAL-2024-12264 Malicious code in ethercheck (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12264 is a malicious package: ethercheck (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-2024-12264/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12264/index.md)
- Package
- ethercheck
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12264?
MAL-2024-12264 is a malicious package in ethercheck, published on 9 Aug 2024.
Official description
During importing, the code attempts to decrypt data embeded in READMEs. The decrypted code is then used to download further remote scripts
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2023-11-decrypt-from-readme
Reasons (based on the campaign):
obfuscation
Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
crypto-related
What should I do about MAL-2024-12264?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.