Malicious Code Injection in teagood-cuekin19 Package
Summary
MAL-2025-166782: Malicious code in teagood-cuekin19 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-cuekin19 package is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm ecosystem with malicious packages. These packages are designed to manipulate developer reputation scores by automatically generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names. The primary functionality of this package is to facilitate the tea protocol token rewards, but it has been compromised to include harmful scripts.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-cuekin19 package stems from its inclusion of autopublish scripts that modify the package.json file to remove private flags, change version numbers, and generate random package names. This malicious behavior allows the package to continuously republish variants, polluting the npm registry and potentially leading to the distribution of harmful software to unsuspecting developers.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-cuekin19If 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 teagood-cuekin19 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 teagood-cuekin19 package contains a significant vulnerability due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and floods the npm registry. It is crucial to remove this package and monitor for any updates to ensure the security of your project.
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FAQ
teagood-cuekin19 is a package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been compromised to include malicious code.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry and may inadvertently expose your project to harmful packages.
You should remove the teagood-cuekin19 package from your project and monitor for any updates or patches.
You can use Vulert, which monitors and alerts in real-time for open-source vulnerabilities using your package-lock.json file.
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