MAL-2024-5135 Malicious code in fefeefrrg (PyPI)
Malicious package
Published
MAL-2024-5135 is a malicious package: fefeefrrg (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-2024-5135/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/MAL-2024-5135/index.md)
- Package
- fefeefrrg
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-5135?
MAL-2024-5135 is a malicious package in fefeefrrg, published on 25 Jun 2024.
Official description
Installing the package starts an infostealer
Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers.
Campaign: 2023-12-fefeefrrg
Reasons (based on the campaign):
infostealer
The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
exfiltration-generic
exfiltration-browser-data
The package contains code to detect if it is running in a sandbox environment.
What should I do about MAL-2024-5135?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.