Malicious Code Injection in vida-empal19-miaww Package
Summary
MAL-2025-91778: Malicious code in vida-empal19-miaww (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The vida-empal19-miaww package is part of the npm ecosystem, often used in JavaScript projects. It is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm registry with packages that manipulate developer reputation scores. This package, like others in the campaign, contains scripts designed to automatically publish derivative packages with altered names and configurations, posing a significant risk to developers and the integrity of the npm registry.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in the vida-empal19-miaww package stems from its malicious code that modifies the package.json file to remove private flags, changes version numbers, and generates random package names. This behavior is intended to inflate developer reputation scores fraudulently and pollute the npm registry with numerous derivative packages. The origin of this vulnerability is linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which exploits npm's publishing mechanisms.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall vida-empal19-miawwIf 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 package by using npm's package-lock.json file to lock your dependencies. Ensure that your project does not include the vida-empal19-miaww package in its dependencies.
Conclusion
The vida-empal19-miaww package contains malicious code that poses a significant risk to developers and the npm ecosystem. It is crucial to remove this package from your projects and monitor your dependencies for vulnerabilities. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help maintain the security of your software.
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FAQ
The vida-empal19-miaww package is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which aims to manipulate developer reputation scores.
This vulnerability can lead to the pollution of the npm registry with malicious packages and can compromise the integrity of your project's dependencies.
You should uninstall the vida-empal19-miaww package immediately and check your project for any other potentially malicious packages.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file to alert you in real-time about open-source vulnerabilities in your software.
Yes, you can use the Vulert playground at Vulert Scanner to check if your application is affected by this vulnerability without requiring any signup.
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