MAL-2024-9409 Malicious code in j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef (PyPI)
- Package
- j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef
- Registry
- PyPI
What is MAL-2024-9409?
MAL-2024-9409 is a malicious package in j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef, published on 16 Oct 2024.
Official description
According to the description, packages should demonstrate the dependency confusion attack. The realisation is, in fact, a spamming with packages having as the only purpose reporting basic data like hostname and current working directory.
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: 2024-10-lokopoil23
Reasons (based on the campaign):
- dependency-confusion
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'j5gnpfweguiwerbngpiutbgn0iutb0pfwbdfsfef' @ 0.0.1 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
What should I do about MAL-2024-9409?
Remove the package from your dependencies and lockfiles, then rotate any secrets on machines where it was installed.