Malicious Code Injection in tealoveness54 Package: npm Vulnerability Overview
Summary
MAL-2025-168783: Malicious code in tealoveness54 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The tealoveness54 package is part of the tea.xyz token reward campaign that has infiltrated the npm ecosystem. It is designed to facilitate token rewards through the automatic generation and publication of derivative packages. This package is characterized by its use of scripts that create numerous variants of itself, often with randomized names, to manipulate developer reputation scores.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the tealoveness54 package stems from its malicious code that modifies the package.json file. This code removes private flags, alters version numbers, and generates random package names, leading to a pollution of the npm registry. The malicious payload is part of a broader scheme to inflate developer reputation scores for rewards, posing risks of dependency confusion and potential exploitation of affected applications.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall tealoveness54If 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 prevent the installation of the tealoveness54 package by using npm's package-lock.json to lock your dependencies. This will ensure that the vulnerable package is not installed inadvertently. Additionally, consider using tools like Vulert to monitor your project for vulnerabilities in real-time.
Conclusion
The tealoveness54 package presents a significant security risk due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and floods the npm registry. It is essential for developers to remove this package from their projects and utilize tools like Vulert to monitor for vulnerabilities effectively.
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FAQ
Tealoveness54 is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to generate and publish derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to dependency confusion, allowing malicious code to execute within your application, potentially compromising security.
You should uninstall the package immediately using 'npm uninstall tealoveness54' and check for any dependencies that may be affected.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json for vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
Currently, there is no patched version available for tealoveness54. The best course of action is to remove the package entirely.
