Malicious Code Injection in lintang-tea60: A Threat to npm Ecosystem
Summary
MAL-2025-158222: Malicious code in lintang-tea60 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
lintang-tea60 is an npm package that is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to interact with the npm registry, allowing developers to publish and manage JavaScript packages. However, it has been identified as malicious, containing scripts that manipulate package metadata and flood the npm registry with derivative packages, which can harm the integrity of the ecosystem.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in lintang-tea60 originates from its malicious code, which modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names. This behavior is intended to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards, leading to a polluted npm registry. The ramifications include potential security risks for applications relying on these packages, as well as a degradation of the npm ecosystem's reliability.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall lintang-tea60If it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
Currently, there are no specific workarounds to mitigate the effects of this vulnerability other than removing the affected package from your project.
Conclusion
The lintang-tea60 package poses a significant threat to the npm ecosystem due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and floods the registry. It is crucial for developers to remove this package from their projects and monitor their dependencies for similar vulnerabilities.
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FAQ
lintang-tea60 is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been identified as containing malicious code.
The malicious code modifies package metadata and floods the npm registry, which can lead to security vulnerabilities and instability in your application.
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Currently, there is no patched version available for the lintang-tea60 package. The recommended action is to uninstall the package.
You should review your project's dependencies and consider replacing or updating them to ensure they do not rely on the lintang-tea60 package.
