Malicious Code Injection in teagood-manaki83 Package
Summary
MAL-2025-167152: Malicious code in teagood-manaki83 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-manaki83 package is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm ecosystem with various packages. These packages are designed to manipulate developer reputation scores through automated publishing scripts. The package's primary function is to facilitate the generation and publication of derivative packages, but it has been compromised to include malicious code that alters its metadata.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-manaki83 package originates from its inclusion in a campaign that aims to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. The malicious code modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, changing version numbers, and generating random package names. This behavior leads to the continuous republishing of variants, which pollutes the npm registry and can potentially compromise other packages and applications that depend on it.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-manaki83If it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a temporary measure, you can avoid using the teagood-manaki83 package and any other packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. Regularly audit your dependencies to ensure that no malicious packages are included in your project.
Conclusion
The teagood-manaki83 package contains malicious code that alters its metadata and can lead to the pollution of the npm registry. It is crucial to uninstall this package and monitor your dependencies for any vulnerabilities. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help maintain the security of your application.
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FAQ
teagood-manaki83 is an npm package that is part of a campaign to generate and publish derivative packages for token rewards.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry and may compromise the integrity of your application by introducing malicious code.
You should uninstall the package immediately and check for any other affected packages in your project.
Yes, you can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file to alert you in real-time for open-source vulnerabilities.
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