MAL-2024-12335 Malicious code in random-security-test-pkg (PyPI)
- Package
- random-security-test-pkg
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-12335?
MAL-2024-12335 is a malicious package in random-security-test-pkg, published on 17 Nov 2024.
Official description
During installation, the obfuscated code attempts to exfiltrate basic information about the host. There is no other purpose of the package
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: 2024-11-funkymonkeypkg
Reasons (based on the campaign):
The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
What should I do about MAL-2024-12335?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.