Malicious Code Injection in teagood-nalikami5 Package - npm Vulnerability
Summary
MAL-2025-167450: Malicious code in teagood-nalikami5 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-nalikami5 package is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that has infiltrated the npm ecosystem. This package, like others in the campaign, is designed to manipulate npm's publishing system by generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names. Its primary function is to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards, but it poses significant risks due to its malicious behavior.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-nalikami5 package stems from its inclusion in a campaign that uses autopublish scripts to create and publish numerous derivative packages. These scripts modify the package.json file to remove private flags, alter version numbers, and generate random package names. This behavior can lead to pollution of the npm registry, making it difficult for developers to find legitimate packages and potentially exposing them to malicious code.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-nalikami5If it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a workaround, you can avoid using the teagood-nalikami5 package altogether. If it is already in your project, consider removing it and replacing it with a trusted alternative. You can also use tools like Vulert to monitor your package-lock.json for vulnerabilities in real-time.
Conclusion
The teagood-nalikami5 package poses a significant risk due to its malicious code designed to manipulate npm's publishing system. It is crucial for developers to remove this package and monitor their projects for vulnerabilities using tools like Vulert to ensure the security of their applications.
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FAQ
teagood-nalikami5 is an npm package that is part of a token reward campaign, which has been identified to contain malicious code.
The malicious code modifies your package.json file and can lead to the publication of numerous derivative packages, polluting the npm registry and potentially introducing security risks.
You should remove the teagood-nalikami5 package from your project and monitor for any updates or patches that may be released.
You can use Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
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