Malicious Code Injection in teagood-nalikoli129 Package
Summary
MAL-2025-167538: Malicious code in teagood-nalikoli129 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-nalikoli129 package is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm registry with packages. These packages are designed to generate and publish derivative versions with randomized names, aiming to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. The package's functionality revolves around automating the publication process, but it has been exploited to introduce malicious scripts.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in teagood-nalikoli129 originates from its design to include autopublish scripts that modify the package.json file. This modification removes private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names, leading to continuous republishing of variants. The malicious payload can pollute the npm registry, potentially compromising other packages and affecting developers' reputations.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-nalikoli129If 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 temporarily avoid using the teagood-nalikoli129 package and monitor your project for any dependencies that may have been affected by this malicious package. Additionally, consider using tools like Vulert to monitor your package-lock.json for vulnerabilities.
Conclusion
The teagood-nalikoli129 package poses a significant risk due to its malicious code that modifies package.json and repopulates the npm registry with harmful variants. It is crucial to remove this package and monitor your project for vulnerabilities to maintain the integrity of your software.
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FAQ
teagood-nalikoli129 is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to automate the publication of derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry, affecting the integrity of your project and potentially compromising other packages.
You should remove the teagood-nalikoli129 package from your project and monitor for any dependencies that may have been affected.
Yes, you can use Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access.
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