Malicious Code Injection in teagood-manaki15: A Threat to npm Users
Summary
MAL-2025-167078: Malicious code in teagood-manaki15 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
teagood-manaki15 is an npm package that is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been associated with a series of malicious activities on the npm registry. This package is designed to generate and publish derivative packages automatically, often with randomized names, to 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 in teagood-manaki15 originates from its inclusion in a campaign that floods the npm registry with malicious packages. The malicious payload modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, altering version numbers, and generating random package names. This behavior leads to the pollution of the npm registry and can potentially compromise the integrity of projects that depend on this package, making it a significant risk for developers.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-manaki15If 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-manaki15 package and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks. Additionally, regularly audit your npm packages using tools like npm audit to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
Conclusion
The discovery of malicious code in the teagood-manaki15 package highlights the importance of vigilance when using open-source packages. Developers should take immediate action to remove this package and consider using tools like Vulert for ongoing monitoring of vulnerabilities in their projects.
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FAQ
teagood-manaki15 is an npm package linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been identified as malicious due to its behavior of flooding the npm registry with derivative packages.
The vulnerability can compromise your project's integrity by introducing malicious code that alters package metadata and potentially affects other dependencies.
You should uninstall the package immediately using 'npm uninstall teagood-manaki15' and check for any other affected packages in your project.
Yes, tools like Vulert can monitor your project for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time using just your package-lock.json file.
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