MAL-2024-12266 Malicious code in evil-select-pkg (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-12266 is a malicious package: evil-select-pkg (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-2024-12266/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-12266/index.md)
- Package
- evil-select-pkg
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12266?
MAL-2024-12266 is a malicious package in evil-select-pkg, published on 24 Sep 2024.
Official description
Package description attempts to pentest/exploit the PyPI web interface.
Category: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research & co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.
Campaign: 2024-09-old-evil-select-out
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- other
What should I do about MAL-2024-12266?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.