Malicious Code Injection in indah-buburayam92-breki Package
Summary
MAL-2025-73472: Malicious code in indah-buburayam92-breki (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The indah-buburayam92-breki package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names, which can inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. Its functionality is compromised due to the presence of malicious scripts that manipulate package metadata.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from malicious code embedded in the indah-buburayam92-breki package. This code modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names, leading to the continuous republishing of these variants. The ramifications include pollution of the npm registry and potential exploitation of developers' reputation scores, which can undermine trust in the ecosystem.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall indah-buburayam92-brekiIf 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 avoid using the indah-buburayam92-breki package altogether and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks.
Conclusion
The indah-buburayam92-breki package contains malicious code that poses a significant risk to developers and the npm ecosystem. Immediate action is required to remove the package and prevent further exploitation. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help in monitoring for such vulnerabilities in the future.
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FAQ
It is an npm package involved in the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to generate and publish derivative packages.
The malicious code can modify your package.json, remove private flags, and republish variants, leading to potential reputation score inflation and npm registry pollution.
You should uninstall the package immediately using 'npm uninstall indah-buburayam92-breki' and monitor for any updates or patches.
Yes, Vulert can monitor and alert you in real-time for open-source vulnerabilities using just your package-lock.json file.
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