Malicious Code Injection in teagood-nalikoli90 Package
Summary
MAL-2025-167650: Malicious code in teagood-nalikoli90 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The teagood-nalikoli90 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 by automatically generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names. This behavior poses a significant risk to the integrity of the npm registry and the developers using these packages.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the teagood-nalikoli90 package arises from its malicious payload, which modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names. This allows the package to continuously republish variants, polluting the npm registry and potentially leading to security risks for developers who unknowingly use these compromised packages. The origin of this vulnerability is linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which incentivizes such malicious behaviors.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-nalikoli90If 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-nalikoli90 package altogether. If you have already installed it, you can uninstall it using the command: npm uninstall teagood-nalikoli90. Additionally, consider using tools like Vulert to monitor your project for vulnerabilities.
Conclusion
The teagood-nalikoli90 package presents a significant security risk due to its malicious code that modifies package.json and repopulates the npm registry with harmful variants. It is crucial for developers to remove this package and monitor their projects for vulnerabilities to ensure the safety and integrity of their applications.
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FAQ
teagood-nalikoli90 is a package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which aims to inflate developer reputation scores through the automatic generation of derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry with malicious packages, potentially compromising the security and integrity of your project.
You should uninstall the teagood-nalikoli90 package immediately and monitor your project for any other vulnerabilities.
Yes, you can use Vulert, which monitors and alerts for open-source vulnerabilities in your software using just the package-lock.json file.
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