Malicious Code Injection in trevora-lliissa-cir7: A Threat to npm Users
Summary
MAL-2025-169325: Malicious code in trevora-lliissa-cir7 (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The package trevora-lliissa-cir7 is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This campaign has been known to flood the npm registry with packages that contain malicious scripts. These scripts are designed to manipulate package metadata and inflate developer reputation scores through the automatic generation and publication of derivative packages.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in trevora-lliissa-cir7 stems from its malicious payload, which modifies the package.json file to remove private flags and alters version numbers. It generates random package names, often themed around Indonesian culture, and continuously republishes these variants to pollute the npm registry. This behavior can lead to significant security risks, including the potential for dependency confusion and the spread of malicious code across projects that rely on npm packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall trevora-lliissa-cir7If 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 this malicious package by using npm's package-lock.json file to lock your dependencies to known safe versions. Additionally, you can use the following command to uninstall the package: npm uninstall trevora-lliissa-cir7.
Conclusion
The trevora-lliissa-cir7 package poses a significant security risk due to its malicious code that alters package metadata and proliferates harmful variants in the npm registry. It is crucial for developers to take immediate action to mitigate this vulnerability by updating or removing the affected package and utilizing tools like Vulert for ongoing monitoring.
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FAQ
trevora-lliissa-cir7 is an npm package that has been identified as containing malicious code aimed at manipulating package metadata and inflating developer reputation scores.
The vulnerability can lead to the introduction of malicious code into your project, potentially compromising its security and integrity.
If you have installed trevora-lliissa-cir7, you should immediately uninstall it and check your project for any unauthorized changes.
Yes, you can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
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