mal-2023-8769
Vulnerability from ossf_malicious_packages
Published
2023-12-25 21:20
Modified
2025-12-11 09:27
Summary
Malicious code in richcolor (PyPI)
Details

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Source: kam193 (50d5904bd379a75fd43115d7339df3d79f87ec691026774160b15b8632a9f8ae)

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):

  • 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.

  • Downloads and executes a remote malicious script.

Source: ossf-package-analysis (56bb0e65516923a383a7382ebe54982b097be00010ac00cd37f83e6a981a8790)

The OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified 'richcolor' @ 1.0.0 (pypi) as malicious.

It is considered malicious because:

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

  • The package executes one or more commands associated with malicious behavior.




{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "richcolor"
      },
      "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": "2023-12-29T10:34:33.028463626Z",
        "modified_time": "2023-12-25T21:20:47Z",
        "sha256": "56bb0e65516923a383a7382ebe54982b097be00010ac00cd37f83e6a981a8790",
        "source": "ossf-package-analysis",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/richcolor",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T22:30:56.373494516Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "6d3266b187377d4a361f065c957fca870c2290dbacc3e96df5d10eb8ef428faa",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/richcolor",
        "import_time": "2025-12-02T23:07:19.561494599Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
        "ranges": [
          {
            "events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              }
            ],
            "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
          }
        ],
        "sha256": "50d5904bd379a75fd43115d7339df3d79f87ec691026774160b15b8632a9f8ae",
        "source": "kam193"
      },
      {
        "id": "pypi/2023-12-valuent/richcolor",
        "import_time": "2025-12-10T21:38:58.664954437Z",
        "modified_time": "2024-11-30T09:03:27Z",
        "sha256": "f085d3afa8cf64f284a176704f18064633164d1e72d29d47bf1eab00460bdbf0",
        "source": "kam193",
        "versions": [
          "1.0.0"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "\n---\n_-= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=-_\n\n## Source: kam193 (50d5904bd379a75fd43115d7339df3d79f87ec691026774160b15b8632a9f8ae)\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 (56bb0e65516923a383a7382ebe54982b097be00010ac00cd37f83e6a981a8790)\nThe OpenSSF Package Analysis project identified \u0027richcolor\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-2023-8769",
  "modified": "2025-12-11T09:27:53Z",
  "published": "2023-12-25T21:20:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/richcolor"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.4",
  "summary": "Malicious code in richcolor (PyPI)"
}


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