Malicious Code Injection in teagood-lokika2 Package
Summary
MAL-2025-166882: Malicious code in teagood-lokika2 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
teagood-lokika2 is an npm package that is part of a token reward campaign associated with the tea.xyz protocol. This package is designed to facilitate the automatic generation and publication of derivative packages, which can inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. However, it has been identified as containing malicious code that compromises its integrity and the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-lokika2 package originates from its involvement in a malicious campaign that floods the npm registry with derivative packages. The malicious code modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names, leading to the pollution of the npm registry. This can result in developers unknowingly using compromised packages, which may introduce security risks into their applications.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-lokika2If 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-lokika2 package and any packages that depend on it. Additionally, consider using tools like Vulert to monitor your project for vulnerabilities. You can check if your application is affected by this vulnerability using the Vulert playground at https://vulert.com/scanner without any signup.
Conclusion
The teagood-lokika2 package has been identified as containing malicious code that can compromise the integrity of applications using it. It is crucial to remove this package and monitor your project for vulnerabilities to ensure the security of your software.
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FAQ
teagood-lokika2 is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to generate and publish derivative packages.
The malicious code can lead to the installation of compromised packages, potentially introducing security vulnerabilities into your application.
You should uninstall the package immediately using 'npm uninstall teagood-lokika2' and check your project for any dependencies that may have been affected.
Yes, you can use Vulert to monitor your project for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time by analyzing your package-lock.json file.
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