Malicious Code Injection in teagood-yakuza54: A Threat to npm Ecosystem
Summary
MAL-2025-168013: Malicious code in teagood-yakuza54 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
teagood-yakuza54 is an npm package that is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to facilitate token rewards for developers by generating and publishing derivative packages. However, it has been identified as containing malicious code that compromises the integrity of the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in teagood-yakuza54 originates from its design to automatically generate and publish derivative packages with randomized names. This malicious behavior includes modifying the package.json file to remove private flags, changing version numbers, and continuously republishing variants. This not only inflates developer reputation scores but also pollutes the npm registry with potentially harmful packages, posing a risk to users who may inadvertently install these variants.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall teagood-yakuza54If it arrived as a transitive dependency, remove the package that pulled it in, then reinstall.
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Workaround
As a temporary workaround, you can avoid using the teagood-yakuza54 package and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks.
Conclusion
The teagood-yakuza54 package poses a significant risk due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and floods the npm registry with harmful variants. It is crucial for developers to take immediate action by updating or removing the package to protect their applications.
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FAQ
teagood-yakuza54 is an npm package involved in the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which aims to reward developers through token incentives.
The package modifies package.json files, removes private flags, changes version numbers, and generates random package names to inflate developer reputation scores.
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If you have installed teagood-yakuza54, it is recommended to update the package or remove it entirely from your project to mitigate the risk.
Yes, consider looking for other npm packages that provide similar functionalities without the associated risks of malicious code.
