Malicious Code Injection in agus-nasisayur73-ruro Package
Summary
MAL-2025-99317: Malicious code in agus-nasisayur73-ruro (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The agus-nasisayur73-ruro package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to facilitate automated publishing of derivative packages, which can lead to inflated developer reputation scores. However, it has been compromised to include malicious scripts that alter package metadata and republish variants, posing a significant risk to users and the integrity of the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from the malicious code embedded within the agus-nasisayur73-ruro package. This code modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, changing version numbers, and generating random package names. The continuous republishing of these variants can lead to pollution of the npm registry, making it difficult for developers to find legitimate packages and potentially compromising their applications with untrusted code.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall agus-nasisayur73-ruroIf it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a temporary workaround, you can prevent the installation of this malicious package by using npm's package-lock.json to monitor your dependencies. If you are using Vulert, you can check your application for vulnerabilities without any installation by visiting https://vulert.com/scanner.
Conclusion
The agus-nasisayur73-ruro package has been identified as containing malicious code that can compromise the integrity of applications using it. It is crucial for developers to remove this package and monitor their dependencies for vulnerabilities to maintain the security of their projects.
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FAQ
The malicious code can lead to the pollution of the npm registry, making it challenging to find legitimate packages and potentially compromising applications that use this package.
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If you have installed the affected package, you should immediately uninstall it using the command 'npm uninstall agus-nasisayur73-ruro' and review your project for any other potentially compromised packages.
There are no patches available for the agus-nasisayur73-ruro package as it is considered malicious. The best course of action is to remove it from your project.
To prevent similar vulnerabilities, regularly audit your dependencies, use tools like Vulert to monitor for vulnerabilities, and only install packages from trusted sources.
