Malicious Code Injection in vida-kue37-breki: A Threat to npm Ecosystem
Summary
MAL-2025-76021: Malicious code in vida-kue37-breki (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The package vida-kue37-breki is part of the npm ecosystem, which is widely used for JavaScript package management. This package is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which has been known to flood the npm registry with malicious packages. These packages are designed to manipulate developer reputation scores by automatically generating and publishing derivative packages with randomized names.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability in vida-kue37-breki stems from its malicious payload that modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, altering version numbers, and generating random package names. This behavior leads to the continuous republishing of variants, which pollutes the npm registry and can compromise the integrity of the ecosystem. The origin of this vulnerability is linked to the tea.xyz token reward campaign, which incentivizes the creation of such malicious packages.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall vida-kue37-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 prevent the installation of this package by using npm's package-lock.json file to monitor dependencies. Ensure that you do not include vida-kue37-breki in your package.json file.
Conclusion
The vida-kue37-breki package poses a significant risk to the npm ecosystem due to its malicious behavior. It is crucial for developers to be vigilant and take immediate action to remove such packages from their projects. Utilizing tools like Vulert can help in monitoring and preventing future vulnerabilities.
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FAQ
vida-kue37-breki is an npm package that has been identified as malicious, associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign.
This vulnerability can compromise the integrity of your project by polluting the npm registry and potentially affecting your application's reputation.
If you have installed vida-kue37-breki, you should uninstall it immediately using 'npm uninstall vida-kue37-breki'.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json file for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time. Check your application against known vulnerabilities using the Vulert playground.
To prevent future vulnerabilities, regularly audit your dependencies, use tools like Vulert for monitoring, and avoid installing unverified packages.
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