Malicious Code Injection in teagood-nalikami104: A Threat to npm Users
Summary
MAL-2025-167376: Malicious code in teagood-nalikami104 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
teagood-nalikami104 is a package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm registry with malicious packages. This package is designed to manipulate developer reputation scores through automated publishing scripts, making it a significant concern for developers relying on npm for package management.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in teagood-nalikami104 stems from its inclusion in a series of malicious packages that utilize scripts to automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names. These scripts modify the package.json file to remove private flags, alter version numbers, and continuously republish variants, leading to pollution of the npm registry. This not only compromises the integrity of the npm ecosystem but also poses risks to developers who may unknowingly use these tainted packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-nalikami104If 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-nalikami104 package and any other packages associated with the tea.xyz campaign. Regularly audit your dependencies to ensure that no malicious packages are included in your project.
Conclusion
The discovery of malicious code in the teagood-nalikami104 package highlights the importance of vigilance in package management. Developers should take immediate action to remove affected packages and utilize tools like Vulert to monitor for vulnerabilities in their projects.
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FAQ
teagood-nalikami104 is an npm package linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been identified as malicious.
The vulnerability can lead to the inclusion of malicious code in your project, potentially compromising its security and integrity.
You should uninstall the package immediately using npm uninstall teagood-nalikami104 and audit your project for any other affected packages.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file for vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
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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