mal-2023-8768
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
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Source: kam193 (3f8a309179fb8daa3b3ff1d8a250fe566f5d138ab913e435928491185de07f1c)
Packages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.
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: 2023-12-valuent
Reasons (based on the campaign):
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The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.
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The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.
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Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.
Source: ossf-package-analysis (4e92d513cfce2f0d7957442fa2ebddb1118f04dd175a20a1a9344cb4e4fbc906)
The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'newpackagetest2028' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.
It is considered malicious because:
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The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.
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The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "newpackagetest2028"
},
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
],
"credits": [
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/kam193",
"https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/"
],
"name": "Kamil Ma\u0144kowski (kam193)",
"type": "ANALYST"
},
{
"contact": [
"https://github.com/ossf/package-analysis",
"https://openssf.slack.com/channels/package_analysis"
],
"name": "OpenSSF: Package Analysis",
"type": "FINDER"
}
],
"database_specific": {
"malicious-packages-origins": [
{
"import_time": "2023-12-29T10:34:32.739011859Z",
"modified_time": "2023-12-25T20:50:36Z",
"sha256": "4e92d513cfce2f0d7957442fa2ebddb1118f04dd175a20a1a9344cb4e4fbc906",
"source": "ossf-package-analysis",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
},
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2028",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.243508767Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "8dc73d20adbecbb10a92452ff68fde5df003c63e6040e09e5274a3ac1648cc17",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2028",
"import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.431807211Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"sha256": "3f8a309179fb8daa3b3ff1d8a250fe566f5d138ab913e435928491185de07f1c",
"source": "kam193"
},
{
"id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/newpackagetest2028",
"import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.548949439Z",
"modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
"sha256": "c7a5a80503ec03427384a738ae5a903c80f25d9acd00ea54e0fe9d248cac5508",
"source": "kam193",
"versions": [
"1.0.0"
]
}
]
},
"details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (3f8a309179fb8daa3b3ff1d8a250fe566f5d138ab913e435928491185de07f1c)\nPackages either test the malicious behaviour, or actually download and run a simple remote script during the installation.\n\n\n---\n\nCategory: PROBABLY_PENTEST - Packages looking like typical pentest packages, but also anything that looks like testing, exploring pre-prepared kits, research \u0026 co, with clearly low-harm possibilities.\n\n\nCampaign: 2023-12-valuent\n\n\nReasons (based on the campaign):\n\n\n - The package contains code to exfiltrate basic data from the system, like IP or username. It has a limited risk.\n\n\n - The package overrides the install command in setup.py to execute malicious code during installation.\n\n\n - Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.\n\n## Source: ossf-package-analysis (4e92d513cfce2f0d7957442fa2ebddb1118f04dd175a20a1a9344cb4e4fbc906)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027newpackagetest2028\u0027 @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.\n\nIt is considered malicious because:\n\n- The package communicates with a domain associated with malicious activity.\n\n- The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.\n",
"id": "MAL-2023-8768",
"modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
"published": "2023-12-25T20:50:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/newpackagetest2028"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.4",
"summary": "Malicious code in newpackagetest2028 (PyPI)"
}
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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