Malicious Code Injection in teagood-nalikoli Package
Summary
MAL-2025-167505: Malicious code in teagood-nalikoli (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-nalikoli package is part of a series of npm packages associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. These packages are designed to automate the generation and publication of derivative packages, often with randomized names, to inflate developer reputation scores in exchange for tea protocol token rewards. This behavior poses significant risks to the integrity of the npm registry and the security of applications relying on these packages.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-nalikoli package stems from its malicious payload, which modifies the package.json file by removing private flags and altering version numbers. It generates random package names, primarily themed around Indonesian culture, and continuously republishes these variants, leading to pollution of the npm registry. This behavior can compromise the security of applications that inadvertently depend on these malicious packages, potentially exposing them to further attacks or instability.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-nalikoliIf 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 remove the package from your project by executing the following command in your terminal: npm uninstall teagood-nalikoli. This will help prevent any potential exploitation of the vulnerability.
Conclusion
The teagood-nalikoli package poses a significant security risk due to its malicious behavior of modifying package files and republishing variants. It is crucial for developers to remove this package from their projects and utilize tools like Vulert to monitor for vulnerabilities in real-time.
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FAQ
teagood-nalikoli is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to automate the creation and publication of derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to the installation of malicious code that modifies your project's package.json, potentially compromising your application's security and stability.
You should immediately uninstall the teagood-nalikoli package from your project to prevent any exploitation of the vulnerability.
Yes, you can use Vulert, which monitors and alerts for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time using just your package-lock.json file.
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