Malicious Code Injection in prayoga-poke8: A Threat to npm Packages
Summary
MAL-2025-164553: Malicious code in prayoga-poke8 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
prayoga-poke8 is an npm package that is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign. It is designed to facilitate interactions with the tea protocol, which incentivizes developers through token rewards. However, this package has been identified as malicious, containing scripts that manipulate package metadata and flood the npm registry with derivative packages.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in prayoga-poke8 stems from its inclusion in a malicious campaign that utilizes autopublish scripts to generate and publish numerous derivative packages with randomized names. This behavior not only inflates developer reputation scores for token rewards but also modifies the package.json file to remove private flags and change version numbers. The continuous republishing of these variants leads to pollution of the npm registry, potentially affecting other developers and users relying on legitimate packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall prayoga-poke8If 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 prayoga-poke8 by using npm's package-lock.json to monitor dependencies. If you are using Vulert, you can check your application for vulnerabilities without requiring access to the code or installation. Use the Vulert playground at https://vulert.com/scanner to see if your application is affected by this vulnerability.
Conclusion
The prayoga-poke8 package has been identified as malicious, posing a significant risk to npm users. It is essential to remove this package and monitor your projects for vulnerabilities. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help in maintaining the security of your applications.
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FAQ
prayoga-poke8 is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to facilitate interactions with the tea protocol.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry with malicious packages, potentially compromising the integrity of your project and affecting other developers.
You should remove the prayoga-poke8 package from your project and monitor for any updates or patches that may be released.
You can use tools like Vulert, which allows you to monitor and alert for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time using just your package-lock.json.
Yes, you can use the Vulert playground at Vulert Scanner to check if your application is affected by this vulnerability without any signup.
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