Malicious Code Injection in hadianto-jus60-ruro Package
Summary
MAL-2025-103486: Malicious code in hadianto-jus60-ruro (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The hadianto-jus60-ruro package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to facilitate the generation and publication of derivative packages, often with randomized names, to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. Its functionality, while initially appearing benign, is compromised by malicious scripts that alter package metadata and republish variants to the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the hadianto-jus60-ruro package stems from its inclusion in a malicious campaign that modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, changes version numbers, and generates random package names. This behavior is orchestrated by autopublish scripts that continuously republish these variants, leading to pollution of the npm registry and potential security risks for developers who unknowingly use these packages. The origin of this vulnerability is linked to the broader tea.xyz token reward scheme that exploits npm's publishing mechanisms.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall hadianto-jus60-ruroIf it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a workaround, you can avoid using the hadianto-jus60-ruro package altogether. If it is already in use, consider removing it from your package.json and running npm install to clean up your dependencies.
Conclusion
The hadianto-jus60-ruro package contains a significant vulnerability due to its association with a malicious campaign that alters package metadata and repopulates the npm registry with harmful variants. It is crucial for developers to remove this package and monitor their projects for vulnerabilities using tools like Vulert.
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FAQ
The hadianto-jus60-ruro package is an npm package associated with a token reward campaign that generates and publishes derivative packages.
This vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry and may compromise the integrity of your project's dependencies, potentially introducing malicious code.
You should remove the hadianto-jus60-ruro package from your project and monitor for any updates or patches that may be released.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
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