Malicious Code Injection in tiara-mieayam18-breki Package
Summary
MAL-2025-75644: Malicious code in tiara-mieayam18-breki (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The tiara-mieayam18-breki package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package, like many others in the campaign, is designed to inflate developer reputation scores by generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names. Its functionality is compromised due to the presence of malicious code that modifies package metadata.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from a malicious payload embedded within the tiara-mieayam18-breki package. This payload alters the package.json file by removing private flags, changing version numbers, and generating random package names. It continuously republishes these variants to pollute the npm registry, which can lead to security risks for developers who unknowingly use these compromised packages. The malicious behavior is primarily aimed at exploiting the npm ecosystem for token rewards.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall tiara-mieayam18-brekiIf 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 tiara-mieayam18-breki package altogether and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks. Additionally, you can use tools like Vulert to monitor your dependencies for vulnerabilities. You can check if your application is affected by this vulnerability using the Vulert playground at https://vulert.com/scanner without any signup.
Conclusion
The tiara-mieayam18-breki package poses a significant risk due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and repackages itself. It is crucial to remove this package from your projects and monitor your dependencies for similar vulnerabilities using tools like Vulert.
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FAQ
It is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to inflate developer reputation scores.
The malicious code modifies your package.json, removes private flags, and repackages your project with potentially harmful variants, leading to security vulnerabilities.
You should uninstall the package immediately and check your package-lock.json for any references to it, removing them as necessary.
Regularly monitor your dependencies using tools like Vulert, which can alert you to open-source vulnerabilities in real-time.
Yes, you can use the Vulert playground at Vulert Scanner to check for vulnerabilities in your application without any signup.
