Malicious Code Injection in vida-nasisayur30-riris Package
Summary
MAL-2025-91825: Malicious code in vida-nasisayur30-riris (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The vida-nasisayur30-riris package is part of the npm ecosystem and is associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign. This package is designed to facilitate the automatic generation and publication of derivative packages. It aims to inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards, but it has been compromised to include malicious scripts that manipulate package metadata.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from the package's design, which includes autopublish scripts that modify the package.json file. These modifications remove private flags, alter version numbers, and generate random package names, leading to pollution of the npm registry. The malicious payload can potentially compromise the integrity of applications that depend on this package, allowing for unauthorized access or manipulation of data.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall vida-nasisayur30-ririsIf 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 lock your package versions in package.json to prevent automatic updates that might introduce this malicious package. You can also use npm audit to identify and address vulnerabilities in your dependencies.
Conclusion
The vida-nasisayur30-riris package has been identified as containing malicious code that can compromise applications using it. It is crucial to uninstall this package and monitor your dependencies for vulnerabilities to maintain the security of your projects.
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FAQ
It is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to generate and publish derivative packages.
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modifications of your package metadata, potentially compromising the integrity of your application.
You should uninstall the vida-nasisayur30-riris package immediately and replace it with a secure alternative.
You can use tools like Vulert, which monitors your package-lock.json for vulnerabilities in real-time without requiring code access or installation.
Yes, you can use the Vulert playground at Vulert Scanner to check if your application is affected by this vulnerability.
