MAL-2024-7856 Malicious code in wix-smarts-nextjs (npm)

Malicious package Published
Package
wix-smarts-nextjs
Registry
npm

What is MAL-2024-7856?

MAL-2024-7856 is a malicious package in wix-smarts-nextjs, published on 30 Jul 2024.

Official description

Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be rotated immediately from a different computer. The package should be removed, but as full control of the computer may have been given to an outside entity, there is no guarantee that removing the package will remove all malicious software resulting from installing it.

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'wix-smarts-nextjs' @ 0.0.1 (npm) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

  • The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.

What should I do about MAL-2024-7856?

Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2446-59wx-689q.

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