Malicious Code Injection in wawan-ronde20-riris Package
Summary
MAL-2025-92153: Malicious code in wawan-ronde20-riris (npm). Affected versions are not published. No fix is published. How to fix ↓
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Background
The wawan-ronde20-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, which can inflate developer reputation scores for token rewards. However, it has been compromised, leading to significant security concerns.
Vulnerability Detail
The vulnerability originates from a malicious payload embedded within the wawan-ronde20-riris package. This payload modifies the package.json file by removing private flags, altering version numbers, and generating random package names, which are often themed around Indonesian culture. The package continuously republishes variants to pollute the npm registry, posing risks of dependency confusion and potential exploitation of affected applications.
How To Fix
This package is malicious. Remove it and rotate any credentials it could have accessed.
npm uninstall wawan-ronde20-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 avoid using the wawan-ronde20-riris package and look for alternative packages that provide similar functionality without the associated risks.
Conclusion
The wawan-ronde20-riris package has been identified as containing malicious code that can compromise applications using it. It is crucial to remove this package and monitor your projects for vulnerabilities to ensure the security of your software.
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FAQ
It is an npm package associated with the tea.xyz token reward campaign, designed to automate the generation and publication of derivative packages.
The malicious code can lead to dependency confusion, allowing attackers to exploit your application by injecting malicious packages.
You should uninstall the package immediately using 'npm uninstall wawan-ronde20-riris' and monitor your application for any unusual behavior.
Yes, you can use Vulert, which monitors and alerts for open-source vulnerabilities in real-time using just your package-lock.json file. You can also check your application against known vulnerabilities using the Vulert playground.
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